document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027945>Question 1027945</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve the following for x, y, and z. and please show the work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+2y+z=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3y+2z=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4y-z=20 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #643116 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=643116\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Try either Elimination Method, or row reduction operations (matrices), since so many variables.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Exchange R1 and R3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R2=R2-2*R1;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R3=R3-3*R1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R2=-1*R2, R3=-1*R3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/2)*R3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R3=R3-R2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R2 *(1/5)  and R3*  (-1/2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is still not finished, but at this point shows <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Continue with row operations, now moving upward;  Let R2=R2+4*R3; and let R1=R1+R3; and you will see the partial result indicating <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=whateverIsFound ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=whateverIsFound\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Solve for x from that any way you like. </SPAN>\n" );
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