document.write( "Question 371959: Find two consecutive even integers such that the square of the larger is 44 greater that the square of the smaller \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent the smaller of the two consecutive even integers,
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document.write( "then (x+2) would be the larger
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document.write( "Write as we Read***
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document.write( "(x+2)^2 = x^2 + 44
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "x^2 + 4x + 4 = x^2 + 44
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document.write( "4x = 40
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document.write( "x = 10     10 and 12 are the two consecutive even integers\r
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "144 = 100 + 44 \n" );
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