If 48 as a product of 2 consecutive even numbers, what are the two numbers?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-11T15:49:11

The numbers are 6 and 8.

Let the numbers be #x# and #x + 2#.

#x(x + 2) = 48#

#x^2 + 2x = 48#

#x^2 + 2x - 48 = 0#

#(x + 8)(x - 6) = 0#

#x = -8 and 6#

The numbers are #6# and #8#.

Hopefully this helps!