SOLUTION: The product of two consequtive even integers equals the square of the smaller integer plus 80. Thanks~

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Question 790194: The product of two consequtive even integers equals the square of the smaller integer plus 80.
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Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: x, (x+2)

(x)(x+2) = x^2 + 80
x^2 + 2x = x^2 + 80
2x = 80
x = 40

The integers are 40 and 42.