What two numbers multiply to -144 and add up to 0?

Here we answer the question: "What two numbers multiply to -144 and add up to 0?"

The answer to your question is:

-12 and 12

Below we illustrate and prove that -12 and 12 multiply to -144 and add up to 0:

-12 × 12 = -144
-12 + 12 = 0

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

x² + 0x - 144 = 0

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

(x - 12 ) (x + 12)

To summarize, since -12 and 12 multiply to -144 and add up 0, you know that the following is true:

x² + 0x - 144 = (x - 12 ) (x + 12)

Multiply To One Number and Add Up To Another
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