SOLUTION: Two negative integers have a sum of -10. If the sum of their squares is 68, then what are the two integers?

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Question 292943: Two negative integers have a sum of -10. If the sum of their
squares is 68, then what are the two integers?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: "Two negative integers have a sum of -10" means that x%2By=-10 and "the sum of their squares is 68" tells us that x%5E2%2By%5E2=68