The difference of two negative integers is 8 and their product is 48.Find the two integers.
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given the statement:
The difference of two negative integers is 8 and their product is 48.
Explanation:
A difference of two negative number cannot result to a positive number if the product is positive, hence we can only solve the given statement if 8 is negative.
Solution:
If 8 is negative then we look for two values that when subtracted, the result is -8 and multiplied the product is 48, hence the numbers that satisfies the condition are,
-12 and -4
= -12- (-4)
= -12 + 4
= -8
= (-12)(-4)
= 48
Final answer:
The two numbers are -12 and -4