Question

For the two numbers listed, find two factors of the first number such that their product is the first number and their sum is the second number.
- 10,9

Answer 1

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Answer:

  10, -1

Step-by-step explanation:

If you assume the numbers are integers, you can look at the factor pairs that make -10:

  -10 = 10(-1) = 5(-2) = 2(-5) = 1(-10)

The sums of these pairs are 9, 3, -3, -9, so the pair of interest is the first one:

  10, -1