document.write( "Question 862358: I need your help because no one at home can help me and we all dont get it. and i want to learn how to do it so i can do it later when i get more like this, Please help, thank you..... The sum of two negative numbers is -30. Their product is 224. What is the larger of the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #519628 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "x + y = -30  ⇒ y = -x-30
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document.write( " xy = 224
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document.write( " x(-x-30) = 224
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document.write( " -x^2 - 30x = 224
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document.write( "   x^2 +30x + 224 = 0
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document.write( "  (x+16)(x+14) = 0
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document.write( "x and y are -14, -16 \n" );
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