What are two integers whose sum is 2 and whose difference is 8?

Answer 1

x+y = 2

x-y = 8

+y and -y gets canceled

that gives,

2x = 10

x = 5

substituting the value of x

x+y = 2

5+y = 2

y =-3

hence the two integers are:

x = 5 and

y = -3