document.write( "Question 917892: The product of two consecutive even integers is 40 less than 8 times their sum. Find the two integers. Answer in the form of paired points with the lowest of the two integers first. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #805797 by CubeyThePenguin(3113)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! consecutive even integers: x, (x+2)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x(x+2) = 8(x + (x+2)) - 40 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 2x = 8(2x+2) - 40 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 2x = 16x - 24 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 14x + 24 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "(x - 2)(x - 12) = 0\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The integers could be 2 and 4 or 12 and 14. \n" ); document.write( " |