Asked by Johnnie

The product of two numbers is negative twenty-four. The sum of the same two numbers is two. What are the two numbers?
x +y =-24
(2yx2)
y==-20
Help me what did I do wrong
Answered by Johnnie
The product of two numbers is negative twenty-four. The sum of the same two numbers is two. What are the two numbers?
x +y =-24
(2yx2)
y==-20
Help me what did I do wrong
Answered by oobleck
you have it backwards
2xy = -24
x+y = 2

just by inspection, the numbers are -4 and 6
Answered by Johnnie
How did you get -4 and 6
2xy=-24
what am I leave out
Answered by hannah
-4 x 6 = -24
-4 + 6= 2