SOLUTION: What 2 numbers can be multiplied to equal 3 and add up to equal -5 ?

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Question 1052484: What 2 numbers can be multiplied to equal 3 and add up to equal -5 ?
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What 2 numbers can be multiplied to equal 3 and add up to equal -5 ?
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These numbers are the roots of the quadratic equation


x%5E2+-3x+-5 = 0.


Solve it using the quadratic formula.