What two numbers multiply to 972 and add up to 488?

Here we answer the question: "What two numbers multiply to 972 and add up to 488?"

The answer to your question is:

2 and 486

Below we illustrate and prove that 2 and 486 multiply to 972 and add up to 488:

2 × 486 = 972
2 + 486 = 488

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

x² + 488x + 972 = 0

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

(x + 2 ) (x + 486)

To summarize, since 2 and 486 multiply to 972 and add up 488, you know that the following is true:

x² + 488x + 972 = (x + 2 ) (x + 486)

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