document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=88191>Question 88191</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm having some difficulty solving this word problem. I've tried several different methods to solving it, and cannot seem to find a solution. Your help is greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is the problem: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The product of two consecutive positive even integers is 360. Find the integers.\" \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #64107 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=64107\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> consecutive even integers are 2 numbers apart; so if one is x, the other is x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+2)=360 ... x^2+2x=360 ... x^2+2x-360=0 ... factoring gives (x-18)(x+20)=0 ... so x=18, and x+2=20 </SPAN>\n" );
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