SOLUTION: Find two positive even integers whose product is 48

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Question 822808: Find two positive even integers whose product is 48
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Alan3354:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the first integer.

So x+2 is the next consecutive even integer

x*(x+2) = 48

x^2 + 2x = 48

x^2 + 2x - 48 = 0

(x+8)(x-6) = 0

x+8 = 0 or x-6 = 0

x = -8 or x = 6

Since we only want positive even integers, this means that we toss out x = -8 and focus on x = 6

x = 6 ----> x+2 = 6+2 = 8

Therefore, the two numbers are 6 and 8

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find two positive even integers whose product is 48
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2*24
4*12
6*8