Question 391254
The equation you have becomes -2 = 40, by cancelling the x^2.


Instead, it should look something like


{{{x^2 - (x-2)^2 = 40}}} By difference of two squares this is equivalent to


{{{(2x-2)(2) = 40}}}


{{{2x - 2 = 20}}}


{{{x = 11}}}, therefore the two integers are 11 and 9. It is easy to check that


{{{11^2 - 9^2 = 40}}}