Answer
5 and -3
Work Step by Step
Write the statements as equations
x + y = 2
x - y = 8
Add both equations together. You will get
2x = 10
x = 5
Plug x into x + y = 2
5 + y = 2
y = -3
College Algebra (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-32178-228-1
Chapter 5 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 5.1 - Page 527: 44
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