SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive even integers is 142 more than the sum. What are the integers?

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Question 521922: The product of two consecutive even integers is 142 more than the sum. What are the integers?
Answer by umnikmo(75) About Me  (Show Source):
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x*(x+2)-142=x+(x+2)
x^2+2x-142=2x+2
x^2=144
x=12
so the numbers are 12 and 14