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elena55 [62]
3 years ago
8

The sum of three numbers is 8. twice the smaller is 2 less than the largest, while the sum of the largest and smallest is 5. use

a linear system in three variables to find the three numbers.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Lorico [155]3 years ago
4 0
X + Y + Z = 8
2x = Z - 2
X + Z = 5
X = 1
1 + Y + Z = 8
Y + Z = 6
1 + Z = 5
Z = 4
1 + Y + 4 = 8
5 + Y = 8
Y = 3
The variables are 1, 3, 4.
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