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The following problem is from both the 2013 AMC 12B #6 and 2013 AMC 10B #11, so both problems redirect to this page.

Real numbers $x$ and $y$ satisfy the equation $x^2 + y^2 = 10x - 6y - 34$ . What is $x + y$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8$

it's c

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 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8</math>
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+it's c
-If we complete the square after bringing the <math>x</math> and <math>y</math> terms to the other side, we get <math>(x-5)^2 + (y+3)^2 = 0</math>.  Squares of real numbers are nonnegative, so we need both <math>(x-5)^2</math> and <math>(y+3)^2</math> to be <math>0,</math> which only happens when <math>x = 5</math> and <math>y = -3</math>. Therefore, <math>x+y = 5 + (-3) = \boxed{\textbf{(B) }2}.</math>
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