SOLUTION: Simultaneous equations X+y=2 X(x-y)=12

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Question 773973: Simultaneous equations
X+y=2
X(x-y)=12
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X+y=2
X(x-y)=12

y = 2-x
x(x-(2-x))=12
x(2x-2)=12
2x(x-1)=12
Answer: x = 3 and y = -1 or x = -2 and y = 4
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