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Adeline Watts
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31 December, 14:59
What two numbers add to - 7 and multiply to 12?
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Brennan Frey
31 December, 15:11
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A+b=-7 and ab=12
from the first we can say a=-b-7 and using this value for a in the second we get:
(-b-7) b=12
-b^2-7b=12
b^2+7b+12=0
b^2+3b+4b+12=0
b (b+3) + 4 (b+3) = 0
(b+4) (b+3) = 0
So the numbers are - 3 and - 4
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