document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1042291>Question 1042291</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your are going to solve a 3-by-3 system of equations. You will be guided through it step-by- step, as this is a bit of an advanced problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 1: x + y + z = 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 2: x + y - z = -2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 3: 2x - y + z = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: Combine equation 1 and 2 to get an equation only in x and y. Call this equation 4. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 2: Combine equation 1 and 3 to get another equation only in x and y. Call this equation 5. You will need to slightly modify one of the equations to eliminate z. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 3: Now that you have two equations in terms of only x and y ( Equations 4 and 5), use any method of your choice to solve for x and y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 4: Now that you have x and y, solve for z using any of the first three equations. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Your are going to solve a 3-by-3 system of equations. You will be guided through it step-by- step, as this is a bit of an advanced problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 1: x + y + z = 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 2: x + y - z = -2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 3: 2x - y + z = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: Combine equation 1 and 2 to get an equation only in x and y. Call this equation 4. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 2: Combine equation 1 and 3 to get another equation only in x and y. Call this equation 5. You will need to slightly modify one of the equations to eliminate z. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 3: Now that you have two equations in terms of only x and y ( Equations 4 and 5), use any method of your choice to solve for x and y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 4: Now that you have x and y, solve for z using any of the first three equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">The steps are all there for you to solve the system. What's holding you back? </SPAN>\n" );
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