SOLUTION: what two numbers have a sum of -4 and a difference of 10?

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Question 933239: what two numbers have a sum of -4 and a difference of 10?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathLover1:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what two numbers have a sum of -4 and a difference of 10?
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Equations::
x + y = -4
x - y = 10
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2x = 6
x = 3
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y = -7
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

what two numbers have a sum of and a difference of ?
let two numbers be and

their sum is :...eq.1
their difference is :...eq.2
solve the system:
...eq.1
...eq.2
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go to ...eq.1, substitute for and solve for







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