document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=936533>Question 936533</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find three consecutive even integers such that four times the first decreased by the second is 12 more than the twice the third. solve algebraically </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #569979 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TimothyLamb><B>TimothyLamb(4379)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TimothyLamb><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=TimothyLamb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=569979\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> z = y + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - y = 2z + 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "put the system of linear equations into standard form<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - z = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - y - 2z = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = 26<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now by elimination:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - z = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - y = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add the two above equations:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - z = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4(x - z = -4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - y - 2z = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add the two above equations:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-y + 2z = 28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-y + 2z = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - z = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add the two above equations:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z = 26<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution by elimination:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = 26<BR>\n" );
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