Question

Solve the given simultaneous equations:
$x+y=5,x-y=3$.

Answer 1

Given the equations are $x+y=5$.....(1) and $x-y=3$.....(2).

Now adding (1) and (2) we get,

$2x=8$

or, $x=4$.

Again subtracting (2) from (1) we get,

$2y=2$

or, $y=1$.

So the solution is $x=4,y=1$.