This math skill teaches how to find two numbers that add up to a specific sum and simultaneously multiply to a specific product. The solution requires considering that one of the numbers must be negative if the product is negative, and iteratively testing pairs of factors until both conditions are met.
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Find terms that add to sum and multiply to product
Test your understanding of add to sum and multiply to product by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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Let's find values that add to 4 and multiply to negative 45
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Note that the product is negative, so one, but only one, of the values must be negative
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We'll try options for values that have a product of negative 45, and see what their sum is. A sum of 44 means these are not our values
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15 and negative 3 has a sum of 12, so that's not correct
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But 9 and negative 5 has the right sum so these are our values.