Find two integers whose product is -24 and whose sum is 2

Answer 1

24 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3
what differs by 2 there?
4 and 6
-4 and 6
or boringly
x y = -24 so y= -24/x
x + y = 2
x -24/x = 2
x*2 - 2 x - 24= 0
(x-6)(x+4)= 0
x = 6 or -4