document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=904990>Question 904990</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what are two numbers that add together to make -1 and multiply together to make -42? Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #548953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=548953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> xy = -42  0r y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-42%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-42%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (-42/x) = -1  |Multiplying thru by x so as all denominators = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 +x - 42 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+7)(x-6) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is -7, 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 6, -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ordered pairs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-7,6) or (6,-7) are solutions to this system of EQs </SPAN>\n" );
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