document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121353>Question 1121353</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what two numbers added equal -7 and multiplied equal -8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x and y be the two numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y = -7     —> x = -7-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "xy = -8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Re-write the bottom equation with -7-y substituted for 'x':<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-7-y)y = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7y+-+y%5E2+=+-8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7y+-+y%5E2+=+-8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y%5E2+%2B+7y+-+8+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y%5E2+%2B+7y+-+8+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28y%2B8%29%28y-1%29+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28y%2B8%29%28y-1%29+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-8  ==>  x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1   ==>  x=-8      \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These are the same answer, as they just swap x and y in a trivial manner.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( " So the answer is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28+1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28+1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28+-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28+-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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