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The product of two consecutive even numbers is 224. What are these two numbers?

The product of two consecutive even numbers is 224. What are these two numbers?-example-1
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Answer:

14 and 16

Explanation:

They are the ONLY consecutive even numbers

And also

x and (x+2)

x(x+2)=224 ( product of a number and the consecutive of that number)

x ²+ 2x-224=0

(x+16)(x-14) =0

x=-16 or 14

In this case 14 and (14+2) 14 and 16

The integers are either 14 and 16 or -14 and -16.

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