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document.write( "Let the first even integer be E\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then other 2 are: E + 2, and E + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now have: E + E + 2 + E + 4 = 42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3E + 6 = 42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3E = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E, or 1st even integer = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or 12, and the 3 CONSECUTIVE EVEN integers are: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2812%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2812%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2814%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2814%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2816%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2816%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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