document.write( "Question 681778: The product of two consecutive even integers is 12 less than 6 times their sum. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #422779 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the integerrs be x & x+2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Product = x(x+2)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12 less than 6 times the sum \n" ); document.write( "6(x+x+2)-12\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6(2x+2)-12\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x(x+2)=6(2x+2)-12 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+2x=12x+12-12 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+2x-12x=0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2-10x=0 \n" ); document.write( "x(x-10)=0 \n" ); document.write( "x=0 OR 10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10,12 \n" ); document.write( " |