SOLUTION: can you help me solve this. linear system equations by elimination x + y + z =4 x - y + 2z=1 x - y - 3z = -4

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Question 628609: can you help me solve this. linear system equations by elimination
x + y + z =4
x - y + 2z=1
x - y - 3z = -4
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x + y + z =4
x - y + 2z=1
x - y - 3z = -4
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All the x coeff's are 1, eliminate x first by subtracting 1 of the eqns from the other 2.
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If you subtract eqn 3 from 2, both x & y are eliminated.