document.write( "Question 770111: 3x+2y-2z=14
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document.write( "2x-5y+3z=7
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document.write( "4x-3y+7z=5 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #469306 by Cromlix(4381)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3x+2y-2z=14....(1) \n" ); document.write( "2x-5y+3z=7.....(2) \n" ); document.write( "4x-3y+7z=5.....(3) \n" ); document.write( "Multiply (1) by 2 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply (2) by 3 \n" ); document.write( "6x + 4y - 4z = 28....(1) \n" ); document.write( "6x - 15y +9z = 21.....(2) \n" ); document.write( "Subtract: \n" ); document.write( " 19y - 13z = 7 Equation A \n" ); document.write( "Multiply (2) by 2 \n" ); document.write( "4x - 10y + 6z = 14....(2) \n" ); document.write( "Subtract (3) \n" ); document.write( "4x - 10y + 6z = 14....(2) \n" ); document.write( "4x - 3y + 7z = 5......(3) \n" ); document.write( "Subtract \n" ); document.write( " -7y - z = 9 Equation B \n" ); document.write( "...................... \n" ); document.write( "Consider Equations A and B \n" ); document.write( "19y - 13z = 7.....(A) \n" ); document.write( "-7y - z = 9.....(B) \n" ); document.write( "Multiply (B) by 13 and \n" ); document.write( "subtract from (A) \n" ); document.write( "19y - 13z = 7.....(A) \n" ); document.write( "-91y - 13z = 117...(B) \n" ); document.write( "110y = -110 \n" ); document.write( " y = -1. \n" ); document.write( "Substitute y = -1 into \n" ); document.write( "Equation A \n" ); document.write( "19y - 13z = 7.....(A) \n" ); document.write( "19(-1) - 13z = 7 \n" ); document.write( "-19 - 13z = 7 \n" ); document.write( " -13z = 7 + 19 \n" ); document.write( " -13z = 26 \n" ); document.write( " z = -2 \n" ); document.write( ".................. \n" ); document.write( "Substituting y = -1 and z = -2 \n" ); document.write( "into Equation 1 \n" ); document.write( "3x+2y-2z=14....(1) \n" ); document.write( "3x + 2(-1)-2(-2) = 14 \n" ); document.write( "3x -2 + 4 = 14 \n" ); document.write( "3x = 14 - 2 \n" ); document.write( "3x = 12 \n" ); document.write( "x = 4.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 4, y = -1, z = -2 \n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps. \n" ); document.write( ":-) \n" ); document.write( " |