document.write( "Question 656745: Two times the square root of the sum of 3 consecutive even numbers is 24. Find the three numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\"3\"consecutive even numbers would be \"x\", \"x%2B2\", and \"x%2B4\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Two times the square root of the sum of 3 consecutive even numbers is \"24\":\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the sum of 3 consecutive even numbers is: \"x%2B%28x%2B2%29%2B%28x%2B4%29\"...->...\"3x%2B6\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "two times the square root of the sum is \"24\": \"2%2Asqrt%283x%2B6%29=24\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2Asqrt%283x%2B6%29=24\"...solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cross%282%29%2Asqrt%283x%2B6%29=cross%2824%2912\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%283x%2B6%29=12\"....both sides raise to power of two\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%283x%2B6%29%29%5E2=12%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B6=144\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=144-6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=138\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=46%29\"...first number\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x%2B2=48%29\".....second number\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x%2B4=50%29\"......third number\r
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