document.write( "Question 864327: I am having trouble figuring out how to work this problem out. Cannot get the right equations or answer.\r
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Integers, 2n and 2n+2.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282n%2B2%29%5E2-3%2A2n\"$ , the square of the second decreased by three times the first;
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282n%2B2%29%5E2-6n=46\"$ , ... is 46.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4n%5E2%2B8n%2B4-6n=46\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4n%5E2%2B2n%2B4-46=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4n%5E2%2B2n-42=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2n%5E2%2Bn-21=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282n%2B7%29%28n-3%29=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "n=3 making the two integers 6 and 8. \n" ); document.write( "

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