document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=399621>Question 399621</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find three positive consecutive even integers such that the product of the first and second is 8 more than 38 times the third. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #283010 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=283010\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x, x+2 & x+4 be the 3 integers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+2)=38(x+4)+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x=38x+152+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x-38x-160=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-36x-160=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-40)(x+4)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-40=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-4 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40*42=38*44+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,680=1,672+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,680=1,680 </SPAN>\n" );
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