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

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Johnnie · Answer

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

oobleck · Answer

you have it backwards 2xy = -24 x+y = 2 just by inspection, the numbers are -4 and 6

Johnnie · Answer

How did you get -4 and 6 2xy=-24 what am I leave out

hannah · Answer

-4 x 6 = -24 -4 + 6= 2