SOLUTION: help me solve this please Find two integers whose sum is -8 and product is -48

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Question 1079447: help me solve this please
Find two integers whose sum is -8 and product is -48
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x and -8-x
product is -x^2-8x=-48
Therefore, x^2+8x-48=0
(x-4)(x+12)=0
4 and -12 are the integers.