1. x + y = 7
2. x * y = -30
Re-arrange 1. to y = -x + 7
Substitute this value for y into 2. gives:
3. x * (-x + 7) = -30
-x2 + 7x = -30
-x2 + 7x + 30 = 0
Now we can factor this quadratic to:
(-x + 10) (x + 3) = 0
Now we can make each bracket equal to 0 in turn.
-x + 10 = 0
-x = -10
x = 10
and
x + 3 = 0
x = -3
So the answer is 10 and -3.
-23
Negative 10 and positive 3
One visualization of multilication is to consider (say 7 x 35) as a grid of dots, 7 dots wide and 35 dots high. Then count up the number of dots in that rectangle. Perhaps simpler is to multiply 7 x (30 +5) = 7 x 30 + 7 x 5; = 210 + 35 = 245.
-12 and +5
-313
37
Any number can multiply 144 and be added to 7!
-43
-23
Negative 10 and positive 3
10
-7 and -5
Set up a proportion and multiply up and across. 3/8=7/10 30 ? 56 so 7/10 is bigger
One visualization of multilication is to consider (say 7 x 35) as a grid of dots, 7 dots wide and 35 dots high. Then count up the number of dots in that rectangle. Perhaps simpler is to multiply 7 x (30 +5) = 7 x 30 + 7 x 5; = 210 + 35 = 245.
The factors of 35 are: 1x35 and 7x5 add the factors 1+35+7+5= 48
6*1
-6 and -1.