document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=299052>Question 299052</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the two consecutive positive even numbers the sum of whose squares 340 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #215011 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=215011\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X^2+(X+2)^2=340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2+X^2+4X+4=340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X^2+4X+4-340=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X^2+4X-336=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(X^2+2X-168)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(X+14)(X-12)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-12=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=12 ANS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12+2=14 ANS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(12,14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12^2+14^2=340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144+196=340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "340=340 </SPAN>\n" );
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