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Find two consecutive even integers whose product is

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You can't find the precise integer without knowing what the product is - your question is incomplete - but you can find a general solution.

If
x is one of the integers, then the next even integer is given by
x+2. So if the product is
n, then you have


x(x+2)=k\implies x^2+2x=k\implies x^2+2x+1=k+1\implies (x+1)^2=k+1\implies x=-1\pm√(k+1)

Plug in
k and select the solution for
x that is an even integer.
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