Question 945735: Twice the sum of two consecutive even numbers. Is 52. Find the numbers. Found 2 solutions by rfer, MathLover1:Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Twice the sum of two consecutive even numbers is .
We can do this by letting the first number be instead of . What would the next consecutive even number be? Be careful. is not even.
So, our next numbers would be ,.
Similarly, consecutive odd numbers would be of the form , , etc.
Twice the sum of two consecutive even numbers, and is :
....solve for
so,
the first even number is =>=>
the second even number is =>=>
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