document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=311687>Question 311687</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find three consecutive even integers such that the square of the third is 28 more than the square of the second. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #222935 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</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=222935\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the numbers be x, x+2, x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "square of the third= (x+4)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square of the second = (x+2)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+4)2 = (x+2)^2 +28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 +8x +64= X^2+4x+4 +28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-4x=-64+32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x= -32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8. -6, -4 </SPAN>\n" );
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