document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1140421>Question 1140421</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The greater of two consecutive even integers is more than one-half times the smaller. What are the smallest possible integers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Consecutive even numbers can be represented by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(smaller one) for the first and the next number has to be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > more than that. So the next even number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2B+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2B+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (greater one). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the greater of two consecutive even integers is more than one-half times the smaller, we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2B+2%3E%281%2F2%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2B+2%3E%281%2F2%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+-%281%2F2%29x%3E-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+-%281%2F2%29x%3E-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29x%3E-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29x%3E-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3E-2%2F%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3E-2%2F%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3E-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3E-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> first possible solution for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2B+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2B+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (greater one) will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2+%2B+2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2+%2B+2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the smallest possible integers: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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