Answer:
6 and -4
Step-by-step explanation:
a + b = 2
a - b = 10
Solve:
from the first eq.
a = 2 - b
replacing this value in the second eq.
(2-b) - b = 10
2 - 2b = 10
-2b = 10 - 2
-2b = 8
b = 8/-2
b = -4
from the second eq.
a - b = 10
a - (-4) = 10
a + 4 = 10
a = 10 - 4
a = 6
Check:
from the first eq.
6 + (-4) = 2
6 - 4 = 2
