SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers x and x+2 with a product of 80.

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Question 1095235: Find two consecutive even integers x and x+2 with a product of 80.
Answer by ikleyn(52924) About Me  (Show Source):
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x*(x+2) = 80.


Solve this quadratic equation by any method you know.


Or find (mentally) two factors of 80 that differ in 2.


Answer.  8 and 10,   or   -10 and -8.