SOLUTION: find three consecutive even integers such that the square of the largest exceeds the sum of the squares of the other two by 12

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Question 480820: find three consecutive even integers such that the square of the largest exceeds the sum of the squares of the other two by 12
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, x+2, x+4
(x+4)^2= x^2+(x+2)^2 +12
x^2+8x+16=x^2+x^2+4x+4+12
x^2-4x=0
x(x-4)=0
x=0 OR x=4
0,2,4
4,6,8
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