document.write( "Question 984332: x + y = 0
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Algebra.Com's Answer #605121 by solver91311(24713) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What makes you think that

and

could be 100 Billion if

is negative 100 Billion from the first equation alone, and the second equation tells you that they can't both be zero because that would mean that

which would mean that

which would cause a catastrophic rip in the space-time continuum. I don't think you want to be responsible for the utter destruction of the universe, do you?\r
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variable altogether.

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, hence:\r
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from here. Once you know

you can substitute that value into either of your original equations and then solve for

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