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New Equation 1
y⫽ Solve for y.
z⫽ Substitute y in new Equation 1 or 2.
3. Substitute y and z into an original equation. Solve for x.
⫺x ⫹ y ⫹ z ⫽ ⫺1 Equation 3
Substitute for y and for z.
x⫽ Solve for x.
The solution is the ordered triple ( , , ). Check this
solution in each of the original equations.
2. x ⫹ y ⫺ 2z ⫽ 3 3. x ⫹ 2y ⫺ 4z ⫽ 7
2x ⫹ 2y ⫺ 4z ⫽ 1 ⫺x ⫺ y ⫹ 2z ⫽ ⫺4
⫺x ⫺ 3y ⫹ z ⫽ 5 x ⫹ 4y ⫺ 8z ⫽ 13
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