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What two numbers multiply to negative 54 and add up to 3

User Domoindal
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The two numbers to multiply to get -54 and add up to 3 is: 9*-6

9-6= 3

9*-6= -54

User Peti
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The roots of 54 are: 1 and 54, 2 and 27, 3 and 18, 6 and 9, then it restarts all over again.

The two numbers have to multiply up to 54, and add up to 3. 9 and 6 have a difference of 3, and the multiplied sum is negative, so this is your pair.

9 and -6 fit this criteria, since they add up to 3 and multiply to 64.
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