What two numbers multiply to -989 and add up to -988?

Here we answer the question: "What two numbers multiply to -989 and add up to -988?"

The answer to your question is:

-989 and 1

Below we illustrate and prove that -989 and 1 multiply to -989 and add up to -988:

-989 × 1 = -989
-989 + 1 = -988

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

x² - 988x - 989 = 0

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

(x - 989 ) (x + 1)

To summarize, since -989 and 1 multiply to -989 and add up -988, you know that the following is true:

x² - 988x - 989 = (x - 989 ) (x + 1)

Multiply To One Number and Add Up To Another
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