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Lela Bradtke

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Let's call the numbers x and y.

x + y = 18 and xy = -16

We need to solve one of the equations for x or y. Here, we will solve the first one for x:

x = 18 - y

Plug that into the second equation for x:

(18-y)(y) = -16

18y - y2 = -16

y2 - 18y - 16 = 0

Using the quadratic formula:

y = (18 ± √(324-4(1)(-16))/2(1)

Simplifying gives us

y = 9- √(97) and y = 9+ √(97)

Those are the two numbers.

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