document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=2157>Question 2157</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please solve for X, Y, and Z in the 3 variable equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2y + z =6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y =4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + y + z =8 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #919 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gsmani_iyer><B>gsmani_iyer(201)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gsmani_iyer><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=gsmani_iyer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=919\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X + 2Y + Z = 6      .............(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X + Y + Z = 8      .............(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X + Y = 4           .............(3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Subtracting Eq.(2) from Eq.(1), we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2X + Y = -2        .............(4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3)-(4), we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3X = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, X = 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and Y = 2    (By replacing the values of X an Y in Eq.3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By replacing these values in Eq. No.2,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 3*2 + 2 + Z = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 8 + Z = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= Z = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, X=2; Y=2; Z=0<BR>\n" );
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