SOLUTION: one number is eight more than another. their product is -16. what are the numbers?
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Question 980788: one number is eight more than another. their product is -16. what are the numbers?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
numbers are x, and x+8
product is -16
x(x+8)=x^2+8x
it equals -16
x^2+8x=-16
x^2+8x+16=0
(x+4)^2=0
x=-4
x+8=4
numbers are -4 and 4.
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