What two numbers multiply to -14 and add up to 13?

Here we answer the question: "What two numbers multiply to -14 and add up to 13?"

The answer to your question is:

-1 and 14

Below we illustrate and prove that -1 and 14 multiply to -14 and add up to 13:

-1 × 14 = -14
-1 + 14 = 13

Are you asking because you are trying to figure out how to factor the following quadratic equation?

x² + 13x - 14 = 0

If so, the solution to factor the quadratic equation above is:

(x - 1 ) (x + 14)

To summarize, since -1 and 14 multiply to -14 and add up 13, you know that the following is true:

x² + 13x - 14 = (x - 1 ) (x + 14)

Multiply To One Number and Add Up To Another
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