SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 10 more than the larger integer.

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Question 1113294: Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 10 more than the larger integer.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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These even integers: n and n+2.

n%28n%2B2%29=%28n%2B2%29%2B10
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n%5E2%2Bn-12=0
%28n-3%29%28n%2B4%29=0

"larger"? or "greater"?


Question asks for EVEN integers.
n=-4
The numbers are system%28-4%2Cand%2C-2%29

n=3 does not work because 3 is odd.