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Question 1057539
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The product of two consecutive even integers is 24 more than 9 times the larger integers find the integers
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consecutive even integers: x, (x+2)
x(x+2) = 9(x+2) + 24
x^2 + 2x = 9x + 42
x^2 - 7x - 42 = 0
As this problem is stated, there are no integer solutions.
