document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1197633>Question 1197633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 15. There are two consecutive even integers. The square of the larger one is three hundred eight more than the smaller one. Which of the following equations could you use to find the smaller integer?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. (x + 2)^2 - 308 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. (x + 2)^2 + 308 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. (x + 1)^2 + 308 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. (x + 1)^2 = x - 308<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E. (x + 1)^2 - 308 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F. (x + 2)^2= x - 308 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Consecutive even integers are things like 2,4,6 or 28,30,32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The integers are spaced 2 apart and are even. I.e. they are even numbers that follow one after another.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = smaller even number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = even number just after x, aka the larger of the two values\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(larger)^2 = (smaller) + 308<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(larger)^2 - 308 = smaller<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)^2 - 308 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which points us to choice A as the answer.<BR>\n" );
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