SOLUTION: Find two consecutive Even integers such that the square of the smaller is 10 more than the larger

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Question 999189: Find two consecutive Even integers such that the square of the smaller is 10 more than the larger
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the numbers be n & n+2
n%5E2=%28n%2B2%29%2B10
n%5E2=n%2B12

n%5E2-n-12=0
(n-4)(n+3)=0
n = 4 OR -3
discard negative
4 & 6 are the integers