document.write( "Question 573926: Find three consecutive even integers such that the product of the two smaller exceeds the largest by 38 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #368919 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Call the smallest even integer $\"+n+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The 3 consecutive even integers are
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+\"$ , $\"+n+%2B+2+\"$ , and $\"+n+%2B+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n%2A%28+n+%2B+2+%29+=+n+%2B+4+%2B+38+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n%5E2+%2B+2n+=+n+%2B+42+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n%5E2+%2B+n+-+42+=+0+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Using the quadratic formula,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+=+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+-42+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for $\"n\"$ , then find $\"+n%2B+2+\"$ and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n%2B+4+\"$
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