document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=328634>Question 328634</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two consecutive even whole numbers whose product is 224 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #235434 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=235434\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let he first number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second will be x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their product = 224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+2)=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x-224=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+16x-14x-224=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+16)-14(x+16)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-14)(x+16)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=14 OR -16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the numbers can be 14, 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16, -14 </SPAN>\n" );
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