SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even numbers where the product of the smaller two numbers is 64 less than the square of the larger number

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Question 518487: Find three consecutive even numbers where the product of the smaller two numbers is 64 less than the square of the larger number
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Let the nos be x,x+2 and x+4 then
x(x+2)+64=(x+4)**2. This yields x=8, hence the nos are 8,10 and 12.