document.write( "Question 113493: The product of two consecutive even intergers is 360. Find the intergers. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "The product of two \"consecutive\"\"+even\" intergers is \"360\". \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let first one be \"x\", and second one be \"x%2B2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x%2B2%29+=+360\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+2x+=+360\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+2x+-+360+=+0\".....use square root formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%2C2%5D=%28-b+%2B-+sqrt+%28b%5E2+-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29+%2F+%282%2Aa%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%2C2%5D=%28-2+%2B-+sqrt+%282%5E2+-4%2A1%2A%28-360%29+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%2C2%5D=%28-2+%2B-+sqrt+%284+%2B+1440+%29%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%2C2%5D=%28-2+%2B-+sqrt+%281444+%29%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%2C2%5D=%28-2+%2B-+38%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D=%28-2+%2B+38%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D=+36%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D=+18\"............one slution\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B2%5D=%28-2+-+38%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B2%5D=+-40%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B2%5D=+-20\"..........the other slution\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check both solutions:
\n" ); document.write( "if \"x+=+18\", then second integer will be \"18+%2B+2\" which is \"20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let's check their product: \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x%2B2%29+=+360\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18%2A20+=+360\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"360=+360\"...........\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"x+=+-20\", then second integer will be \"-20+%2B+2\" which is \"-18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let's check their product: \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-20%28-18%29+=+360\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"360+=+360\"............in both cases we have correct answer\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your integers are:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1. \"18\"and \"20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. \"-20\" and \"-18\" \r
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