Answer:
−13.8654599313 and 0.8654599313
Step-by-step explanation:
The two numbers of interest will be the solutions to ...
xy = -12
x +y = -13
Substituting for y, this becomes the quadratic ...
x(-13 -x) = -12
x^2 +13x = 12 . . . . . multiply by -1
x^2 +13x +6.5^2 = 12 +6.5^2 . . . . . complete the square
(x +6.5)^2 = 54.25
x = -6.5 ± √54.25 . . . . . . take the square root, subtract 6.5
x ≈ -13.865499313 or 0.8654599313
The value of y is the other of these two numbers. So, the two numbers of interest are {-13.865499313, 0.8654599313}.
