document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=672933>Question 672933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve the following systems of equations?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-2y+2z=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6y-2z=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2y=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I really have no clue what I'm doing.. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #418404 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=418404\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the following systems of equations? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2y+2z=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6y-2z=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2y=0 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2y + 0  = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 6y - 2z = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x- 2y + 2z = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 1st from 2nd.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 3 times 1st from 3rd<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2y + 0  = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 + 4y - 2z = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 - 8y + 2z = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 2 times 2nd eq. to 3rd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2y + 0  = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 + 4y - 2z = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 +  0 - 2z = -6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x  = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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