SOLUTION: What 2 numbers have the sum of 14 and the diffrence of 6?

Question 1129236: What 2 numbers have the sum of 14 and the diffrence of 6?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1:
Answer by ikleyn(52797) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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10 and 4.

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let numbers be and
if they have the sum of ,we have

....eq.1

and if they have the difference of , we have
....eq.2

now, solve this system:
....eq.1
....eq.2
--------------------------------add both equations

now find

....eq.1

so, your numbers are: and

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