SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers such that the product of the first and second is four less than the square of the third.

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Question 473374: Find three consecutive even integers such that the product of the first and second is four less than the square of the third.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find three consecutive even integers such that the product of the first and second is four less than the square of the third.
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1st: 2x-2
2nd: 2x
3rd: 2x+2
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Equation:
(2x-2)(2x) = (2x+2)^2-4
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4x^2-4x = 4x^2 + 8x + 4 -4
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12x = 0
x = 0
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1st: 2*0-2 = -2
2nd: 2x = 0
3rd: 2x+2 = 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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