SOLUTION: If the sum of two integers -4 and product of its -21 then find the largest integer

SOLUTION: If the sum of two integers -4 and product of its -21 then find the largest integer

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Question 897753: If the sum of two integers -4 and product of its -21 then find the largest integer
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

From the first equation,

Substitute into the second,

Two solutions:

Then,

and

The two integers are -7 and 3.
The largest integer is 3.

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