document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94156>Question 94156</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having some problems with this problems\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The product of two consecutive postive even integers is 288. Find the integers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #68565 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=68565\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the first positive even integer, then x+2  is the next consecutive positive integer.  The product of these two = 288.  So we can set up the equation to solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%2B2%29+=+288 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%2B2%29+=+288\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Apply the distributive property to the left side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B2x+=+288 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B2x+=+288\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 288 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B+2x-288+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B+2x-288+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the left side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-16%29%28x%2B18%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-16%29%28x%2B18%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Apply the zero products principle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-16+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-16+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B18+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B18+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16 or x = -18 but you want the positive integer only, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16 this is the first positive even integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 18  This is the next consecutive positive even integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(16)(18) = 288 </SPAN>\n" );
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