document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174105>Question 174105</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the product of two consecutive positive even integers is 288. Find the integers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 2 ways to do this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Method #1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the square root of 288.  It's just under 17 (17^ = 289). It's the even numbers just under and over 17, 16 & 18.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Done.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Method #2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*(x+2) = 288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x - 288 - 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-16)*(x + 18) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16 (2nd # is 18)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A lot more work.<BR>\n" );
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