SOLUTION: What two integers have a sum of -10 and a product of -75?Show your work.

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Question 678897: What two integers have a sum of -10 and a product of -75?Show your work.
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x+y=-10
xy=-75
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x(-10-x)= -75
-10x+-+x%5E2+=+-75
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0+=+x%5E2+%2B+10x+-+75
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0+=+%28x-5%29%28x%2B15%29
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x - 5 = 0, so highlight_green%28x+=+5%29
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x + 15 = 0, so highlight_green%28x+=+-15%29
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