document.write( "Question 798200: Find two consecutive positive even integers such that the square of the second integer summed with the first integer is 40. Write an equation and solve algebraically. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #482106 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the positive even consecutive integers be x & x+2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x+2)^2+x=40\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+4x+4+x=40\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+5x-36=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+9x-4x-36=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x(x+9)-4(x+9)=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x+9)(x-4)=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= 4 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4 & 6 \n" ); document.write( " |