SOLUTION: the product of two numbers is -30 and their sum is -1. what are the two numbers

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Question 1175207: the product of two numbers is -30 and their sum is -1. what are the two numbers
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Hi
 xy+=+-30  0r y = -30/x
 x + y = -1      Or y+=+-x-1
 x + -30/x +1 = 0
 x^2 + x - 30 = 0
 (x+6)(x - 5) = 0 
 x = 5  0r x = -6
 y = -6 Or y = 5
 P(5,-6) and  P(-6,5) are the solutions for this System of Equations
 y = -30/x  and y = -x - 1


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