Word problem (algebra)?
The product of two consecutive even positive integers is two hundred eighty-eight
. Find the larger integer.
Update:Im guessing it is 16?
x(x+2)=228 was the equation that i found but im not 100% sure that it is right.
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You need to find the LARGER of the two integers. In your equation, x would be the smaller integer.
=> The larger integer = x+2 = 16 + 2 = 18.
If you want the variable in the equation to represent the larger integer, then the equation should be:
x(x-2) = 228
=> x^2 - 2x - 228 = 0
=> (x - 18) (x +16) = 0
=> either x = 18 or x = -16.
But the question states that the two integers are positive => x = 18