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Substitution, elimination and a graphical check

Solve the following systems of linear equations without using a graphing calculator. (a) 2x+y=32x+y=3, 4x−3y=04x-3y=0. (b) x+y+z=6x+y+z=6, x+2y+z=8x+2y+z=8, 2x+y+z=72x+y+z=7.

CJC · Lecture · Example 1

Keep the equation labels. Choose substitution when a variable is easy to isolate; choose elimination when coefficients cancel.

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