document.write( "Question 197748: Find two consecutive even integers x and x+2 with a product of 80. Write and equation and solve. \n" ); document.write( "

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Find two consecutive even integers x and x+2 with a product of 80. Write and equation and solve.
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "x(x+2) = 80
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\n" ); document.write( "Solving:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+2x = 80
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+2x-80 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "(x+10)(x-8) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x = {-10, 8}
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\n" ); document.write( "Solutions:
\n" ); document.write( "8 and 10
\n" ); document.write( "-10 and -8 \n" ); document.write( "

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