document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012447>Question 1012447</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the product of 3 consecutive even natural numbers divided by their sum is 64. what is the middle number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st:: 2x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd:: 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd:: 2x+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(4x^2-4)/6x = 64<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2-4 = 3*64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 -1 = 3*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7 or x = -7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st:: 2x-2 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd:: 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd:: 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st:: -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd:: -14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd:: -12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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