Question

Solve System, any help would be greatly appreciated.
{x+y+z=3
x+y-z
2x-3y+z=-1

Answer 1

\[x+y+z=3\]\[x+y-z = ???\]\[2x-3y+z=-1\]

What's the right hand side of the second equation?

Answer 2

=9

Answer 3

{x+y+z=3
x+y-z=9
2x-3y+z=-1

Answer 4

\[x+y+z=3\]\[x+y-z=9\]\[2x-3y+z=-1\]

I would observe that adding the first two equations will eliminate \(z\). Can you see another way to add or subtraction equations or multiples thereof to eliminate \(z\)?

Answer 5

-3y-(y1+y2)??

Answer 6

how about adding the second and third equations? \(z\) has coefficients which are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign...

So what do you get if you add the first and second equations together? What about the second and third equations?

Answer 7

Im sorry add them how as in Factor?

Answer 8

No, just add them like columns of numbers:

\[x+y+z=3\]\[x+y-z=9\]-------------\[2x+2y+0z=12\]

Answer 9

See how the \(z\) term vanished?

Answer 10

Do that with another combination, so you get two new equations in terms only of \(x, y\).

Answer 11

Then we'll do the same process again, to get an equation in terms of just one of the variables, which we solve. With the value of that variable in hand, we work backwards to find the other variables.

Answer 12

k just a sec

Answer 13

so i got to get x and y =0?

Answer 14

No. What do you get if you add the second and third equations in the manner that I did with the first two?

Answer 15

2x-3y+z=-1
x+ y- z= 9
3x-2y+0x=8

Answer 16

Let me try again. Here I'll add the first two equations:

\[x+y+z=3\]\[x+y-z=9\]-------------\[2x+2y+0z=12\]

Now I'll add the last two equations:
\[x+y-z=9\]\[2x-3y+z=-1\]------------------\[3x-2y+0z=8\]

Now I have a system of 2 equations in 2 unknowns:
\[2x+2y=12\]\[3x-2y=8\]

Add those together, and what do you get?

Answer 17

-x+0y=4

Answer 18

\[2x+2y=12\]\[3x-2y=8\]------------\[5x=20\]\[x=\]

Now use the known value of \(x\) in one of the two equations you just added to find \(y\).

Answer 19

x=4

Answer 20

I do not get this so x=4 but it is asking me to solve for y and z.... so how do i get those? Also i apologize Im really dull with these....

Answer 21

Okay, you know that \(x=4\). You also know that \(2x+2y=12\) and \(3x-2y=8\). Plug \(x=4\) into one of those two equations and solve for \(y\).

Answer 22

y=4

Answer 23

Let's use the first one.
\[2x+2y=12\]\[2(4)+2y=12\]\[8+2y=12\]\[2y=12-8\]\[2y=4\]\[y=2\]

Now check using the other equation:
\[3(4)-2(2) = 8\]\[12-4=8\checkmark\]

So, we now know \(x=4\) and \(y=2\).

Answer 24

Use one of the original equations + those two values to find \(z\).

Answer 25

2x-3y+z=-1
2(4)-3(2)+z=1
8-6+z=-1
2+z=-1
z=-3

Answer 26

Okay, now you need to try those 3 values in each of the original equations and make sure they are all correct. It is not sufficient to try just one or two of the equations.

Answer 27

Of course, if one of them turns out to be incorrect, you don't have to try the rest!

Answer 28

good job @whpalmer4 .....you did it again......patience is a virtue

Answer 29

dang i think i got it....

Answer 30

God thank you so much for bearing with me.... and thank so much for helping me understand.

Answer 31

I'm a little worried that you don't seem to grasp the concept of adding the equations together. You can add them (like we did), you can subtract them (I prefer adding, few mistakes with - signs!), and you can also multiply an equation by a number before adding or subtracting. For example, you can subtract by multiplying one of the equations by -1, then adding.

Practice with this stuff helps! And remember (especially when learning) to check ALL of the equations when you think you have a solution...

Answer 32

he is good isn't he....he should be a teacher :)

Answer 33

Glad I could help! but now it's time to go watch a movie :-)

Answer 34

enjoy it sir and have a wonderful day.