document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228530>Question 228530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve algebraically using only one variable: find three consecutive even integers such that the product of the first integer and the third integer is equal to four less than ten times the second integer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let three consecutive even no are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x and x+2 and x+4 as difference between every 2 concutive no is 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x *(x+4)=10(x+2)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as per given instruction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x=10x+20-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x-10x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-6x-16=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-8)+2(x-8)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-8)(x+2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8 or x=-2 impossible as even no<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x=8 is the correct answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no are 8, 10, 12.....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thanks <BR>\n" );
document.write( "faithfully<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mangesh joshi </SPAN>\n" );
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