document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=741508>Question 741508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do you now two numbers that are multipled to get -96, and added to get -46? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Two numbers x & y, two equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "xy = -96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y= -46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-46-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace y in the 1st equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(-46-x) = -96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-46x - x^2 = -96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 46x = 96; multiplied by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A quadratic equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 46x - 96 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factors to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+48)(x-2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "two solutions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -48 then y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = +2 then y = -48 </SPAN>\n" );
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