SOLUTION: find two consecutive even integers such that the square of the smaller decreased by 4 is equal to 4 times the larger

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Question 1018092: find two consecutive even integers such that the square of the smaller decreased by 4 is equal to 4 times the larger
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find two consecutive even integers such that the square of the smaller decreased by 4 is equal to 4 times the larger
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n^2 - 4 = 4(n+2)
n^2 - 4n - 12 = 0
n = -2 --> -2 & 0
n = 6 --> 6 & 8