SOLUTION: The sum of two intergers is -8 and their product is -20.wat are the integers?
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Question 115382: The sum of two intergers is -8 and their product is -20.wat are the integers?
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Let one of the integers be p and the other be q.
The sum of two integers is -8:
Their product is -20:
=>
Substituting:
Distribute:
Multiply by -1, Add -20 to both sides, arrange in standard form:
and , so:
or
Since if then and if then , so your integers are -10 and 2.
Check:
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