document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=822808>Question 822808</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two positive even integers whose product is 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #495095 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=495095\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the first integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So x+2 is the next consecutive even integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x*(x+2) = 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 2x = 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 2x - 48 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+8)(x-6) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+8 = 0 or x-6 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -8 or x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we only want positive even integers, this means that we toss out x = -8 and focus on x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 6 ----> x+2 = 6+2 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the two numbers are <font color=\"red\">6 and 8</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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