SOLUTION: x-y=2 x+y=6

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Question 318720: x-y=2
x+y=6
Answer by cygnewhite8(4) About Me  (Show Source):
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a: x-y=2
b: x+y=6

a-b(to eliminate x): -2y=-4
y=2
substitute y=2 in a: x-2= 2
x=2+2=4

so, y=2, x=4