document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=420330>Question 420330</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find two consecutive even whole numbers whose product is 288 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1st consecutive even number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2 = 2nd consecutive even number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x + 2) = 288 {their product is 288}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x = 288 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x - 288 = 0 {subtracted 288 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 18)(x - 16) = 0 {factored into two binomials}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 18 = 0 or x - 16 = 0 {set each factor equal to 0}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -18 or x = 16 {solved each equation for x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2 = -16 or x + 2 = 18 {substituted -18 and 16,in for x, into x + 2}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the consecutive even numbers could be -18,-16 or 16,18<BR>\n" );
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