SOLUTION: What 2 numbers multiply to get -154 and subtract to get a -3???

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Question 1122647: What 2 numbers multiply to get -154 and subtract to get a -3???
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What 2 numbers multiply to get -154 and subtract to get a -3???
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system%28xy=-154%2Cx-y=-3%29

154=2%2A7%2A11=14%2A11

x=-11,y14? No.
x=11,y=-14? No.

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x+3=y
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x%28x%2B3%29=-154
x%5E2%2B3x%2B154=0-------NO REAL SOLUTION. This has no real x values.