Homework Help: Algebra

Posted by Alexis on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 9:20pm.

find three consecutive positive even integers such that the product of the second and third integers is twenty more than ten times the first integer. [only an algebraic solution can give full credit]

Algebra - bobpursley, Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 9:34pm
let n, n+2, n+4 be the three consectutive even integers.

(n+2)(n+4)-20=10n

multiply all that out, solve. It will be a quadratic.
Algebra - Alexis, Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 9:35pm
thankx

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