document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200829>Question 1200829</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what two numbers when added together equal -2 but when multiplied equal -360? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find 2 factors of 360 that differ by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One of them is negative.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint:  both are near <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28360%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28360%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The hard way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + b = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a*b = 360<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 2-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2-b)*b = -360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b - b^2 = -360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 - 2b - 360 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b-20)*(b+18) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -18<BR>\n" );
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