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  • 19-04-2019
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The product of two consecutive positive even integers is 14 more than their sum. Set up an equation that can be used to find the two numbers and solve it

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  • 28-04-2019

Answer:

The numbers are 4 and 6

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x------> the first positive even integer

x+2---> the second positive even integer

we know that

[tex]x(x+2)=x+(x+2)+14\\x^{2} +2x=2x+16\\x^{2}=16\\x=(+/-)4[/tex]

The solution is

[tex]x=4[/tex] -----> positive value

[tex]x+2=4+2=6[/tex]

The numbers are 4 and 6

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