Question

find 3 consecutive positive even integers such that the product of the second and third is 80

Answer 1

let x-2,x,x+2 be consecutive even integers
x(x+2)=80
x^2+2x-80=0
make factors and find the value of x

Answer 2

how about this one? find three consecutive positive integers such that the square of the smallest exceeds the largest by 10
I really appreciate your help

Answer 3

let x-1,x,x+1 be consecutive integers and x-1 be smallest,then
(x+1)^2-(x-1)^2=10
solve it