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AP EAMCET · Maths · Sequences and Series

The number of pairs of consecutive positive even integers such that the sum of their squares is 290 is

  1. A \(0\)
  2. B \(1\)
  3. C \(2\)
  4. D \(3\)
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(A) \(0\)

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Let \(x\) and \(x+2\) be two consecutive positive even integers. Given, \(x^2+(x+2)^2=290\) \(\Rightarrow \quad x^2+x^2+4 x+4-290=0\) \(\begin{array}{ll}\Rightarrow & 2 x^2+4 x-286=0 \\ \Rightarrow & x^2+2 x-143=0\end{array}\) \(\Rightarrow \quad x=-13,11\) [ -13 not postive…