Question 824428: two positive numbers are consecutive even integers. if the square of the smaller increased by 3 times the larger is 34, find the positive integers.
Found 2 solutions by TimothyLamb, FightinBlueHens:
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source):
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y = x + 2
xx + 3y = 34
xx + 3(x + 2) = 34
xx + 3x + 6 = 34
xx + 3x - 28 = 0
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the above quadratic equation is in standard form, with a=1, b=3, and c=-28
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1 3 -28
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this quadratic has two real roots (the x-intercepts), which are:
x = 4
x = -7
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the negative root doesn't abide by this problem's statement, so use the positive root:
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answer:
x = 4
y = 6
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Answer by FightinBlueHens(27)  (Show Source):
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