Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - Test - Page 958: 18

Answer

$-6, 5$

Work Step by Step

1. Let the two numbers be $x,y$, we have $\begin{cases} x+y=-1 \\ x^2+y^2=61 \end{cases}$ 2. The first equation gives $y=-x-1$ 3. Use substitution in the second equation, we have $x^2+x^2+2x+1=61$, $x^2+x-30=0$ or $(x+6)(x-5)=0$ 4. We have $x=-6,5$ and $y=5,-6$ 5. Thus, the two numbers are $-6, 5$
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