document.write( "Question 602398: 0.07s + 0.04b + 0.08m = 790
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Solved by pluggable solver: Using Cramer's Rule to Solve Systems with 3 variables

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\n" ); document.write( " First let \"A=%28matrix%283%2C3%2C0.07%2C0.04%2C0.08%2C0.06%2C0.04%2C0%2C-0.09%2C0%2C0.08%29%29\". This is the matrix formed by the coefficients of the given system of equations.
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\n" ); document.write( " Take note that the right hand values of the system are \"790\", \"140\", and \"550\" and they are highlighted here:
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\n" ); document.write( " Now let's calculate the the determinant of the matrix A to get \"abs%28A%29=0.00032\". To save space, I'm not showing the calculations for the determinant. However, if you need help with calculating the determinant of the matrix A, check out this solver.
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\n" ); document.write( " Now compute the determinant of \"A%5Bx%5D\" to get \"abs%28A%5Bx%5D%29=0.32\". Again, as a space saver, I didn't include the calculations of the determinant. Check out this solver to see how to find this determinant.
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\n" ); document.write( " To find the first solution, simply divide the determinant of \"A%5Bx%5D\" by the determinant of \"A\" to get: \"x=%28abs%28A%5Bx%5D%29%29%2F%28abs%28A%29%29=%280.32%29%2F%280.00032%29=1000\"
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\n" ); document.write( " We'll follow the same basic idea to find the other two solutions. Let's reset by letting \"A=%28matrix%283%2C3%2C0.07%2C0.04%2C0.08%2C0.06%2C0.04%2C0%2C-0.09%2C0%2C0.08%29%29\" again (this is the coefficient matrix).
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\n" ); document.write( " Now compute the determinant of \"A%5By%5D\" to get \"abs%28A%5By%5D%29=0.64\".
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\n" ); document.write( " Now compute the determinant of \"A%5Bz%5D\" to get \"abs%28A%5Bz%5D%29=2.56\".
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\n" ); document.write( " To find the third solution, divide the determinant of \"A%5Bz%5D\" by the determinant of \"A\" to get: \"z=%28abs%28A%5Bz%5D%29%29%2F%28abs%28A%29%29=%282.56%29%2F%280.00032%29=8000\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So the three solutions are \"x=1000\", \"y=2000\", and \"z=8000\" giving the ordered triple (1000, 2000, 8000)
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