SOLUTION: if the product of two consecutive even integers is increased by 5, the result is 85 find the integers

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Question 755375: if the product of two consecutive even integers is increased by 5, the result is 85 find the integers
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: x, (x+2)

x(x+2) + 5 = 85
x^2 + 2x - 80 = 0
(x + 10)(x - 8) = 0
x = -10, x = 8

The integers could be -10 and -8 or 8 and 10.