document.write( "Question 200275: Find 4 consecutive even integers where the product of the two smaller numbers is 72 less than the product of the two larger numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let 1st even integer = x, next (x+2) , next (x+4) , next ( x+6)
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\n" ); document.write( "expression ,,,,,,(x)(x+2) = (x+4)(x+6) -72
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 +2x = x^2 +10x +24 -72
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\n" ); document.write( "72 -24 = 10x -2x
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\n" ); document.write( "48 = 8x
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\n" ); document.write( "x=6
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\n" ); document.write( "set is ,,,,,6,,,,,8,,,,10,,,12
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\n" ); document.write( "(6*8) = ( 10*12) -72
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\n" ); document.write( "48 = 120 -72 = 48,,,,,,ok \n" ); document.write( "

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