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Two negative integers are 5 units apart on the number line, and their product is 126. What is the sum of the two integers?

User Rajneesh
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according to edginuity the answer is A. -23
User Evangel
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-23 (because the numbers are -9 and -14)

You can find this by using the equation below.

x(x-5) = 126.

Solve using the quadratic equation.
User Lomegor
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