Two numbers have a sum of one and a product of -6 use the quadratic equation -n squared plus n plus 6 equals 0 to determine the two numbers

Since it says two numbers have a sum of one and a product of -6
so let one be x and one be y
you need to find the factors of -6 which is 1 and 6, and 2 and 3 
the negative doesn't matter to which one.

only 3 and -2 add up to 1 and have a product of -6
the quadratic equation is ax² + bx + c
                                 -n² + n + 6 = 0
( n + 3 ) ( n - 2 ) = 0 

I hope this helps!

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