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judebecky
Mar 20, 2007, 05:26 PM
can anyone answer this? Find two consecutive even integers such that the square of the smaller is 10 times more than the larger. Thank you

Capuchin
Mar 20, 2007, 11:26 PM
assume x is the smaller and y is the larger, where both are even

x = y-2 \\
x^2 = \frac{y^2}{10}

can you solve these simultaneous equations? Or do you need further help?