document.write( "Question 634593: the product of two cosecutive even numbers is thirty six more than the square of the smaller number. Find the consecutive numbers. Let the smaller number be x. \n" ); document.write( "
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the first number is x and the second number is (x+2) so we set up the equation as follows...\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x%2B2%29=x%5E2%2B36\" so \"x%5E2%2B2x=x%5E2%2B36\" so \"2x=36\" so \"x=18\" so the numbers are 18 and 20
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