document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1067103>Question 1067103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What two numbers add together to equal -6 and multiply together to equal 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #682295 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><B>math_helper(2461)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><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=math_helper><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=682295\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + y = -6  —> x = -6-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "xy = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-6-y)y = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6y - y^2 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2+6y+8 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y+2)(y+4) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2,  y=-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-2 —> x=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-4 —> x=-2    (same answer, x and y are merely swapped)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:   -2 and -4  <BR>\n" );
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