document.write( "Question 929007: name two integers whose product is -18 and whose quotient is -2
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Algebra.Com's Answer #805643 by CubeyThePenguin(3113)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! xy = -18 \n" ); document.write( "x/y = -2 ----> x = -2y\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute the second equation into the first equation.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "xy = -18 \n" ); document.write( "(-2y)(y) = -18 \n" ); document.write( "-2y^2 = -18 \n" ); document.write( "y^2 = 9 \n" ); document.write( "y = 3 or -3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solutions = (x, y) = (6, -3) or (-6, 3) \n" ); document.write( " |