SOLUTION: Solve the system of equations.
a)x+y=8
x-y=2
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: Solve the system of equations.
a)x+y=8
x-y=2
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Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y=8
x-y=2
:
solve by elimination. These are set up with no manipulation of equations. Just add the two equations together. the y terms are eliminated because +y-y=0. We are left with x+x=2+8
:
2x=10
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take x's found value and plug it back into either equation. I will use eq 2
:
5-y=2
:
-y=-3
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