SOLUTION: what two numbers multiplied together gives me a negative 2 but added together give me a negative 5
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Question 306397: what two numbers multiplied together gives me a negative 2 but added together give me a negative 5
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.
2.
From eq. 1,
Substitute in eq. 2,
Use the quadratic formula,
From that then,
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I leave it to you to solve for A and B and verify that they do solve the two equations.
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