document.write( "Question 1191478: {𝑥−2𝑦+3𝑧=9−𝑥+3𝑦−𝑧=−62𝑥−5𝑦+5𝑧=1 elimination \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #823311 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ambiguous is right, use commas, brackets, or at least separate the equations: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Assume you mean \n" ); document.write( "𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 9 \n" ); document.write( "−𝑥 +3𝑦 − 𝑧 =−6 \n" ); document.write( "2𝑥 −5𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 1 \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Often with these problems their is one operation that greatly simplifies this \n" ); document.write( "You can see this by multiplying the 1st equation by -1 \n" ); document.write( "-𝑥 + 2𝑦 - 3𝑧 =-9 \n" ); document.write( "−𝑥 +3𝑦 − 𝑧 =−6 \n" ); document.write( "2𝑥 −5𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 1 \n" ); document.write( "-----------------------adding eliminates x and y \n" ); document.write( "0x + 0y + z = -14 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Replace z with -14 in the first two equations and add eliminating x, \n" ); document.write( "x - 2y + 3(-14) = 9 \n" ); document.write( "-x +3y - (-14) = -6 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x - 2y = 9 + 42 \n" ); document.write( "-x +3y = -6 -14 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x - 2y = 51 \n" ); document.write( "-x +3y = -20 \n" ); document.write( "------------------adding eliminates x, find y \n" ); document.write( "0 + y = 31 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "find x using the first equation \n" ); document.write( "x - 2(31) + 3(-14) = 9 \n" ); document.write( "x - 62 - 42 = 9 \n" ); document.write( "x = 104 + 9 \n" ); document.write( "x = 113 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The solution: x=113, y=31, z=-14 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "You should confirm this in the 2nd and 3rd original equations\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |