Problema Solution

Joe is looking at a treasure map, which is drawn on a rectangular coordinate grid. However, instead of putting an x where the treasure should be, some sick person left this clue. The treasure is at a spot where one coordinate is the opposite of the other and the y-coordinate is a 4 greater than the x-coordinate. At which coordinates should Jose look for the treasure?

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y=-x

x=-y

y=x+4

-x=x+4

2x=-4

x=-2


the coordinates, therefore, are (-2,2)