Solve by Addition/Elimination x+y=3 , x-y=7

$x + y = 3$ , $x - y = 7$

Step 1

Multiply each equation by the value that makes the coefficients of $x$ opposite.

$x + y = 3$

$(- 1) \cdot (x - y) = (- 1) (7)$

Step 2

Simplify.

Simplify the left side.

Simplify $(- 1) \cdot (x - y)$ .

Apply the distributive property.

$x + y = 3$

$- 1 x - 1 (- y) = (- 1) (7)$

Rewrite $- 1 x$ as $- x$ .

$x + y = 3$

$- x - 1 (- y) = (- 1) (7)$

Multiply $- 1 (- y)$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$x + y = 3$

$- x + 1 y = (- 1) (7)$

Multiply $y$ by $1$ .

$x + y = 3$

$- x + y = (- 1) (7)$

$x + y = 3$

$- x + y = (- 1) (7)$

$x + y = 3$

$- x + y = (- 1) (7)$

$x + y = 3$

$- x + y = (- 1) (7)$

Simplify the right side.

Multiply $- 1$ by $7$ .

$x + y = 3$

$- x + y = - 7$

$x + y = 3$

$- x + y = - 7$

$x + y = 3$

$- x + y = - 7$

Step 3

Add the two equations together to eliminate $x$ from the system.

		$x$	$+$	$y$	$=$		$3$
$+$	$-$	$x$	$+$	$y$	$=$	$-$	$7$
			$2$	$y$	$=$	$-$	$4$

Step 4

Divide each term in $2 y = - 4$ by $2$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $2 y = - 4$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 y}{2} = \frac{- 4}{2}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 y}{2} = \frac{- 4}{2}$

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{- 4}{2}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $- 4$ by $2$ .

$y = - 2$

Step 5

Substitute the value found for $y$ into one of the original equations, then solve for $x$ .

Substitute the value found for $y$ into one of the original equations to solve for $x$ .

$x - 2 = 3$

Move all terms not containing $x$ to the right side of the equation.

Add $2$ to both sides of the equation.

$x = 3 + 2$

Add $3$ and $2$ .

$x = 5$

Step 6

The solution to the independent system of equations can be represented as a point.

$(5, - 2)$

Step 7

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Point Form:

$(5, - 2)$

Equation Form:

$x = 5, y = - 2$

Step 8

Solve by Addition/Elimination x+y=3 , x-y=7

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