SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 224. Write and solve a quadratic equation to find the answers. Please help me...i don't know the equation!

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Question 34654: Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 224. Write and solve a quadratic equation to find the answers.
Please help me...i don't know the equation!
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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X(X+2)=224 OR X~2+2X=224 OR X~2+2X-224=0 OR (X+16)(X-14)=0 OR X=-16,14 OR
X=14 X=2=16 PROOF 14*16=224 OR 224=224