document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1130135>Question 1130135</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two integers whose sum is -7 and whose product is 12. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve mentally in a few second using logical reasoning.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) The product is positive, so the two integers must have the same sign.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) The sum is negative, so the two integers must both be negative.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So ignore the signs for the moment, and find two (positive) integers whose sum is 7 and whose product is 12.  Then apply the negative signs to those two integers. </SPAN>\n" );
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