document.write( "Question 963208: what two numbers multiple to -1 but add to -6
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\n" ); document.write( "\"xy+=+-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+y+=+-6\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+y+=+-6\"=>\"x=-6-y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to \"xy+=+-1\", substitute \"x\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-6-y%29y+=+-1\"....solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-6y-y%5E2+=+-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=y%5E2%2B6y+-1\"..............use quadratic formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%28+6%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-1%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%28+36%2B4+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%2840+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%284%2A10+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-cross%286%293+%2B-+cross%282%29sqrt%2810+%29%29%2Fcross%282%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%2810+%29%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-3+%2B+sqrt%2810+%29+\" or \"y+=+-3+-+sqrt%2810+%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go back to \"x=-6-y\", plug in \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-6-%28-3+%2B+sqrt%2810+%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-6%2B3+-+sqrt%2810+%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-3-+sqrt%2810+%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-6-%28-3+-+sqrt%2810+%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-6%2B3+%2Bsqrt%2810+%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-3%2Bsqrt%2810+%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-3-+sqrt%2810+%29\" and \"y+=+-3+%2B+sqrt%2810+%29+\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-3%2Bsqrt%2810+%29\" and \"y+=+-3+-+sqrt%2810+%29+\"\r
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