document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205332>Question 205332</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find 3 consecutive even integers such that five times the second equals twice the sum of the first and third </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: 2x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: 2x+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(2x+2) = 2(2x + 2x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x + 10 = 2(5x+10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x + 10 = 10x + 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is a contradiction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are no consecutive even integers that meet the requirement.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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