The sum of the squares of two consecutive even natural numbers is 3700. The sum of the numbers is:
80
72
86
96
The correct option is 86.
Let the two consecutive even natural numbers be represented as and , where is an even natural number.
According to the problem, the sum of the squares of these two consecutive even numbers is 3700.
We can write this condition mathematically as:
We expand the second term using the algebraic identity :
Combine the like terms:
Subtract 3700 from both sides to form a quadratic equation:
Divide the entire equation by 2 to simplify it:
Now, we solve this quadratic equation using factorization. We need to find two numbers that multiply to -1848 and add up to 2. These numbers are 44 and -42.
Rewriting the middle term:
Group the terms to factorize:
This gives two possible values for :
or .
Since the question specifies that they are natural numbers, must be positive. Therefore, we discard .
So, the first even natural number is:
The second consecutive even natural number is:
The question asks for the sum of these two numbers:
Sum = .
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