document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=311476>Question 311476</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find 3 consecutive even numbers where the product of the smaller two numbers is 52  less than the square of the largest number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #222797 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=222797\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the consequtive even numbers be x,x+2 , x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Product of smaller two = x(x+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "square of the largest = (x+4)^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+2)=(x+4)^2 -52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x= x^2+8x+16-52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The numbers are 6,8,10 </SPAN>\n" );
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