document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=226096>Question 226096</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two consecutive even integers whose sum is 117 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168475 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168475\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two consecutive even integers whose sum is 117.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let n be the first even integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let n+2 be the next consecutive even integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Then n+n+2=117 since two consecutive even integers whose sum is 117.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Solving yields the following steps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2n%2B2=117%7D%7D%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ASubtract+2+from+both+sides+of+the+equation%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B2n=115 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 2 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=17.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=17.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > but this is not an even integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  ANSWER:  There is no solution to this problem.   Note the addition of two even integers will not yield an odd integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps and explanation were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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