College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 5 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 537: 3

Answer

See below.

Work Step by Step

As we can see the second equation doesn't contain the variable $z$. To get one more equation without $z$, we could add the first and third equations because then $z$ and $-z$ "cancel" each other because then we get the equation: $(x+y+z)+(10y-z)=2+12\\x+(y+10y)+(z-z)=14\\x+11x=14$
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