document.write( "Question 410621: The sum of two numbers should be -5 but at the same time their product must be 6
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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "sum of two numbers is -5 and their product is 6 (-3 and -2 would work)
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document.write( "finding algebraically
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document.write( " Let x and (-5-x) represent the numbers
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document.write( "    x(-5-x) = 6
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document.write( "  -5x - x^2 = 6
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document.write( "    x^2 + 5x + 6 = 0
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document.write( "   (x+2)(x+3) = 0
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document.write( "   (x+2)=0  x = -2 and (-5-(-2) = -3
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document.write( "   (x+3)=0  x = -3 and (-5-(-3) = -2
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "  -3(-2) = 6 \n" );
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