SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive even integers is 4 more than 5 times the smaller of the two integers. Find the integers.

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Question 101182: The product of two consecutive even integers is 4 more than 5 times the smaller of the two integers. Find the integers.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(x+2)=5x+4 ... x^2+2x-5x-4=0

x^2-3x-4=0 ... (x-4)(x+1)=0 ... x=4 ... -1 not even

integers are 4 and 6