SOLUTION: The product of 2 consecutive even integers is 80. Find the integers

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Question 359883: The product of 2 consecutive even integers is 80. Find the integers
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%28x%2B2%29+=+80,
x%5E2+%2B+2x+=+80,
x%5E2+%2B2x+-+80+=+0,
%28x%2B10%29%28x-8%29+=+0,
Then x = -10 or x = 8.
The two pairs of numbers are -10, -8 or 8, 10.