SOLUTION: find two consecutive even integers whose product is 360

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Question 444811: find two consecutive even integers whose product is 360
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(x+2)=360
x^2+2x-360=0
x^2+20x-18x-360=0
x(x+20)-18(x+20)=0
(x+20)(x-18)=0
x=-20 OR 18
The integers are
-20,-18
18,20