The square of the sum of two consecutive positive even integers is greater than the sum of their squares by 48. Find the two integers.

4 and 6 or -6 and -4

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the numbers are 2x and 2x + 2.

We have:

(2x + 2x + 2)² = (2x)² + (2x + 2)² + 484(2x + 1)² = 4x² + 4(x + 1)² + 48(2x + 1)² = x² + (x + 1)² + 124x² + 4x + 1 = x² + x² + 2x + 1 + 122x² + 2x - 12 = 0x² + x - 6 = 0(x - 2)(x + 3) = 0x = 2, x = -3

The numbers are:

4 and 6 or - 6 and - 4

2x+10=36. x being the number of friends.