document.write( "Question 536403: Solve by elimination
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document.write( "{21x-7y+51z=141
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document.write( " 13x+9y-5z=-19
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document.write( " 19x-8y+23z=30 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #352330 by mananth(16946) You can put this solution on YOUR website! 21 x + -7 y + 51 z = 141 -------------- 1 \n" ); document.write( "13 x + 9 y -5 z = -19 -------------- 2 \n" ); document.write( "19 x + -8 y + 23 z 30 -------------- 3 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "consider equation 1 &2 Eliminate y \n" ); document.write( "Multiply 1 by 9 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply 2 by 7 \n" ); document.write( "we get \n" ); document.write( "189 x + -63 y + 459 z = 1269 \n" ); document.write( "91 x + 63 y + -35 z = -133 \n" ); document.write( "Add the two \n" ); document.write( "280 x + 0 y + 424 z = 1136 ------------- 4 \n" ); document.write( "consider equation 2 & 3 Eliminate y \n" ); document.write( "Multiply 2 by 8 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply 3 by 9 \n" ); document.write( "we get \n" ); document.write( "104 x + 72 y + -40 z = -152 \n" ); document.write( "171 x + -72 y + 207 z = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Add the two \n" ); document.write( "275 x + 0 y + 167 z = -152 -------------5 5 \n" ); document.write( "Consider (4) & (5) Eliminate x \n" ); document.write( "Multiply 4 by -275 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply (5) by 280 \n" ); document.write( "we get 2 \n" ); document.write( "-77000 x + -116600 z = -312400 \n" ); document.write( "77000 x + 46760 z = -42560 \n" ); document.write( "Add the two \n" ); document.write( "0 x + -69840 z = -354960 \n" ); document.write( "/ -69840 \n" ); document.write( "z = 5.08 OR 5 8/97 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Plug the value of z in (5) \n" ); document.write( "275 x + 848.77 = -152 \n" ); document.write( "275 x = -1000.77 \n" ); document.write( "x = -3.64 OR -3 62/97 \n" ); document.write( "plug value of x & z in 1 \n" ); document.write( "-76.42 + -7 y + 259.21 = 141 \n" ); document.write( "-7 y = 76.42 + -259.21 + 141 \n" ); document.write( "y = 5.97 OR 6 \n" ); document.write( " CHECK \n" ); document.write( "Plug values of x,y,z in (2) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "13 -3.64 + 9 5.97 -5 5.08 = -19 \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " |