The product of two consecutive positive even numbers is 728. What are the numbers? (Enter solutions from smallest to largest.)
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To solve this problem, we can start by letting the first even number be represented by x. Since the numbers are consecutive, the second even number can be represented by (x + 2).
According to the problem, the product of these two numbers is 728. So, we can write the equation as x * (x + 2) = 728.
To solve this quadratic equation, we can simplify it as x^2 + 2x - 728 = 0.
Next, we can factorize the equation or solve it using the quadratic formula. But in this case, we can easily see that 26 * 28 = 728. So, the values of x that satisfy the equation are 26 and 28.
Therefore, the two consecutive positive even numbers whose product is 728 are 26 and 28.