-3x+6z=-3
6x+5y=-3
-y+5z=-13
If you wish to TORTURE yourself then go along with the way the person who claims to be a MATHLOVER, shows the solutions. Otherwise, do this problem as follows:
- 3x + 6z = - 3 ------ eq (i)
6x + 5y = - 3 ------ eq (ii)
- y + 5z = - 13 ----- eq (iii)
- 6x + 12z = - 6 ------ Multiplying eq (i) by 2 ------ eq (iv)
5y + 12z = - 9 ------ Adding eqs (iv) & (ii) ------- eq (v)
- 5y + 25z = - 65 ----- Multiplying eq (iii) by 5 ---- eq (vi)
37z = - 74 ----- Adding eqs (vi) & (v)
- 3x + 6(- 2) = - 3 ----- Substituting - 2 for z in eq (i)
- 3x = - 3 + 12
- 3x = 9
- y + 5(- 2) = - 13 ----- Substituting - 2 for z in eq (iii)
- y = - 13 + 10
- y = - 3