document.write( "Question 310741: Find 3 consecutive even numbers whenthe product of the smaller two numbers is 40 less than the square of the largest number. \n" ); document.write( "

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x,x+2,x+4 these are 3 consecutive evennumbers (i.e. if x=2 then 2+2=4 2+4=6)
\n" ); document.write( "smaller two are x and x+2
\n" ); document.write( "larger one is x+4
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%28x%2B2%29=%28x%2B4%29%5E2-40\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2%2B2x=x%5E2%2B8x%2B16-40\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0=6x-24\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"24=6x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4=x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "4,6,8 are the 3 numbers\r
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