document.write( "Question 960911: Find two consecutive even intergers such that the sum of the larger and 3 times the smaller is 234. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "let x = smaller
\n" ); document.write( "let x +2 = larger
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\n" ); document.write( "the sum of larger and 3 times the smaller
\n" ); document.write( "(x+2+3)(x) = 234
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\n" ); document.write( "x+5(x) = 234
\n" ); document.write( "(x^2 + 5x) = 234
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 5x - 234 = 0
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x= (-5 +- sqrt(5^2 - 4(1)(-234)))/(2(1))
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\n" ); document.write( "x = -5+- sqrt(25 + 936)/2
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answer/solution:
\n" ); document.write( "x = -18 smaller
\n" ); document.write( "x = -16 larger
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