SOLUTION: Two integers have a product of -24. What is the largest possible sum of the two integers

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Question 1125768: Two integers have a product of -24. What is the largest possible sum of the two integers
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two integers have a product of -24.
x%2Ay=-24...solve or y
y=-24%2Fx...eq.1
Since -24 doesn't have that many factors, you can do this simply by testing
all factors
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 (8 divisors)
since product could be written as -1%2A24, our integers could be x is -1 and y is 24
if so, the largest possible sum is -1%2B24=23.