document.write( "Question 1191180: x + y + z =6
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Algebra.Com's Answer #822972 by Edwin McCravy(20060)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "(x,y,z) = (2+z,4-2z,z) where z is arbitrary.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Some solutions from case 1 are (x,y,z)=(2,4,0), (x,y,z)=(3,2,1),\r\n" );
document.write( "(x,y,z)=(4,0,2), (x,y,z)=(5,-2,3), (x,y,z)=(1,6,-1), etc., etc.,...\r\n" );
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document.write( "1/(a-3)*R3->R3\r\n" );
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document.write( "R3+R1->R1\r\n" );
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document.write( "-2R3+R2->R2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplifying:\r\n" );
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