SOLUTION: 1. Product is -220. Sum is -12. What are the 2 numbers? 2. Product is 264. Sum is -34. What are the 2 numbers? 3. Product is -462. Sum is -1. What are the 2 numbers?

Question 770821: 1. Product is -220. Sum is -12. What are the 2 numbers?
2. Product is 264. Sum is -34. What are the 2 numbers?
3. Product is -462. Sum is -1. What are the 2 numbers?
Found 2 solutions by oscargut, Jc0110:
Answer by oscargut(2103) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Product is -220. Sum is -12. . What are the 2 numbers?
Answer: -10 and 22
Product is 264. Sum is -34. . What are the 2 numbers?
Answer: 12 and -22
Product is -462. Sum is -1. What are the 2 numbers?
Answer: 21 and -22
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Answer by Jc0110(165) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.

--> Equation 1 ... Substitute into Equation 2
--> Equation 2

or
When ,
=
When ,
=
Therefore, the two numbers are -22 and 10.
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2. (Use the same steps)

--> Equation 1 ... Substitute into Equation 2
--> Equation 2
Therefore, the two numbers are -12 and -22.
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3. (Use the same steps)

--> Equation 1 ... Substitute into Equation 2
--> Equation 2
Therefore, the two numbers are -22 and 21.
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