By solving a system of equations, we will see that the values of n and m are 3 and -4.
How to get the values of n and m?
We need to get two values n and m such that:
n*m = -12
n + m = -1
So this is a system of equations, to solve it, we first need to isolate one of the variables in one of the equations. I will isolate n on the second equation:
n = -1 - m
Then, replacing that on the other equation we get:
(-1 - m)*m = -12
-m - m^2 = -12
-m^2 - m + 12 = 0
This is a quadratic equation, the solutions are given by Bhaskara's formula:
[tex]m = \frac{-(-1) \pm \sqrt{(-1)^2 - 4*(-1)*12} }{2*-1} \\\\m = \frac{1 \pm 7}{-2}[/tex]
Now, let's take the first solution for m:
m = (1 + 7)/-2 = -4
Then the value of n is the other solution, (or we can use the equation for n that we found above):
n = -1 - m = --1 - (-4) = 3
Then the two numbers are 3 and -4, meaning that the correct option is the first one.
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