SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 80

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Question 195931: Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 80
Answer by user_dude2008(1862) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(x+2)=80


x^2+2x=80


x^2+2x-80=0


(x+10)(x-8)=0

x=-10, x=8

Ans: nums are 8 and 10