document.write( "Question 301585: i get stuck on this problem what are the consecutive even integers ? i did FOIL for the first half and the x times ten and got
then combined like terms and got
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document.write( "then i subtracted 6x from both sides and got . then i subract 8 from both sides, and get
. plese help me solve this question. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #216225 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (x+2)(x+4)=20+10(x) \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "i get stuck on this problem what are the consecutive even integers ? i did FOIL for the first half and the x times ten and got \n" ); document.write( "x^2+6x+8=20+10x \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Subtract 20+10x from both sides to get: \n" ); document.write( "x^2 -4x - 12 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Factor: \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 6x + 2x -12 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x(x-6) + 2(x-6) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "(x-6)(x+2) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "x = 6 or x = -2 \n" ); document.write( "==================== \n" ); document.write( "cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |