document.write( "Question 1196171: How do you solve this system of three linear equations using elimination method
\n" ); document.write( "3x+2y+z=1
\n" ); document.write( "x+y+z=0
\n" ); document.write( "5x+3y-2z=-4
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\n" ); document.write( "using elimination method\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B2y%2Bz=1\".....eq1
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2Bz=0\"......eq.2
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%2B3y-2z=-4\"......,eq.3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "start with\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B2y%2Bz=1\".....eq1
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2Bz=0\"......eq.2
\n" ); document.write( "__________________________subtract eq.2 from eq1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B2y%2Bz-x-y-z=1-0\"...........eliminate \"z\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2By=1\"......eq.a\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2Bz=0\"......eq.2
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%2B3y-2z=-4\"......,eq.3
\n" ); document.write( "__________________________multiply eq1 by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B2y%2B2z=0\"......eq.2
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%2B3y-2z=-4\"......,eq.3
\n" ); document.write( "__________________________add both\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B2y%2B2z%2B5x%2B3y-2z=0-4\"..........eliminate \"2z\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x%2B5y=-4\"..................eq.b\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2By=1\"......eq.a
\n" ); document.write( "\"7x%2B5y=-4\"..................eq.b
\n" ); document.write( "__________________________multiply eq.a by \"5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10x%2B5y=5\"......eq.a
\n" ); document.write( "\"7x%2B5y=-4\"..................eq.b
\n" ); document.write( "__________________________subtract eq.b from eq.a\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10x%2B5y-7x-5y=5-%28-4%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=5%2B4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2By=1\"......eq.a, plug in \"x=3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2A3%2By=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6%2By=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1-6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2Bz=0\"......eq.2, plug in \"x=3\" and \"y=-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3-5%2Bz=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2%2Bz=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, solution to this system is: \"x=3\",\"y=-5\", \"z=2\"\r
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