SOLUTION: solve this system using substitution . show work x+y=-4 x-y=2

SOLUTION: solve this system using substitution . show work x+y=-4 x-y=2

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Question 564137: solve this system using substitution . show work
x+y=-4
x-y=2
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y= -4 .............1
-y=2-x ---------2
Substitute y in (1)
x+(-2+ x)= -4
x-2+ x=-4
x+x=-4
2x = -2
/ 2
x= -1
Plug the value of x in (1)
x+y = -4
1*-1 +y= -4
-1 + y = -4
y = -3
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