document.write( "Question 917795: The product of two consecutive even integers is 46 less than 9 times their sum \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #805798 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) = 9(x + (x+2)) - 46 \n" ); document.write( "x(x+2) = 9(2x+2) - 46 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 2x = 18x - 28 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 16x + 28 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "(x - 2)(x - 14) = 0\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The integers are 2 and 4 or 14 and 16. \n" ); document.write( " |