SOLUTION: What two numbers when added equals 7 but when multiplied equals -5

Question 1045482: What two numbers when added equals 7 but when multiplied equals -5
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The plus form for the x goes with the plus-form for y;
the minus form for x goes with the minus-form for y;
and THEN simplify in each case, the expression for y, or to rationalize the denominator.
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