document.write( "Question 458660: solve by substitution/elemination
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document.write( "{x-2y+3z=2} {-x-5y+2z=-11} {2x-y-4z=0}
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Algebra.Com's Answer #314642 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x-2y+3z= 2-------------- 1 \n" ); document.write( "-x-5y+2z =-11--------------2 \n" ); document.write( "2x-y-4z= 0-------------- 3 \n" ); document.write( "consider equation 1 &2 Eliminate y \n" ); document.write( "Multiply 1 by -5 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply 2 by 2 \n" ); document.write( "we get \n" ); document.write( "-5x+10y-15z=-10 \n" ); document.write( "-2x-10y+ 4z=-22 \n" ); document.write( "Add the two \n" ); document.write( "-7x+-11z =-32-------------4 \n" ); document.write( "consider equation 2 & 3 Eliminate y \n" ); document.write( "Multiply 2 by -1 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply 3 by 5 \n" ); document.write( "we get \n" ); document.write( "x+5y-2z= 11 \n" ); document.write( "10x-5y-20z=0 \n" ); document.write( "Add the two \n" ); document.write( "11x-22z= 11-------------5 \n" ); document.write( "Consider (4) & (5)Eliminate x \n" ); document.write( "Multiply 4 by -11 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply (5) by 7 \n" ); document.write( "we get \n" ); document.write( "-77x+121z=352 \n" ); document.write( "77x-154z =77 \n" ); document.write( "Add the two \n" ); document.write( "154x-33z =429 \n" ); document.write( "/-33 \n" ); document.write( "z=-13 \n" ); document.write( "Plug the value of z in 5 \n" ); document.write( "11x+286 =11 \n" ); document.write( "11x=-275 \n" ); document.write( "x=-25 \n" ); document.write( "plug value of x & z in 1 \n" ); document.write( "-25-2y-39=2 \n" ); document.write( "-2y=25+39+2 \n" ); document.write( "y=66 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |