Two consecutive even integers are and
.
Product of two consecutive even integers is .
Hence .
Find -value.
(Product of even integers)
(Multiply)
(Subtract
from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
)
(Write as a pattern)
(Group with the factors)
(Factors of GCF)
(Take out common factor)
or
(Apply zero productive property)
The value of is
or
.
Find two consecutive even integers.
\ and
(Substitute
)
and
(Simplify)
Two consecutive even integers are and
.
Two consecutive even integers are and
.