Question

aastha multiplied 2nos and got -4 as the product.then she subtracted the second number from first number and got answer as 5. find the two numbers

Answer 1

Answer:

1,-4

Step-by-step explanation:

1) x * y = -4

=> y= -4/x

2) y - x = 5

Substituting 1 in 2

-4/x -x = 5

-4/x - x^2/x = 5

-4-x^2 = 5x

-x^2 - 5x -4 = 0

Now you can solve this.