Question 1012447
the product of 3 consecutive even natural numbers divided by their sum is 64. what is the middle number? 
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1st:: 2x-2
2nd:: 2x
3rd:: 2x+2
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Equation:
2x(4x^2-4)/6x = 64
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4x^2-4 = 3*64
x^2 -1 = 3*16
x^2 = 49
x = 7 or x = -7
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1st:: 2x-2 = 12
2nd:: 14
3rd:: 16
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OR
1st:: -16
2nd:: -14
3rd:: -12
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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