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There are two consecutive positive even integers such that the square of the first is 364 more than five times the second. What are the two numbers?

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There are two consecutive positive even integers such that the square of the first is 364 more than five times a second. What are the two numbers?

Two consecutive year positive integers are represented by

x and x + 1

First integer = x

Second integer = y

There are two consecutive positive even integers such that the square of the first is 364 more than five times a second.

This is represented mathematically as:

x² = 364 + 5(x + 1)

x² = 364 + 5x + 5

x² -5x -5 - 364

x² - 5x - 369

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