Answer:
b = 7/2
x = 11/2
y = 21/2
z = -4
Step-by-step explanation:
2x + 2y + 2z = 24
x + y + z = 12
b + 2x + y + z = 21
2b + 2y = 28
b + y = 14
3x + y + z = 23
we can start anywhere by transforming these equations in a way that always one variable is excised by others.
so, e.g.
b = 14 - y
14 - y + 2x + y + z = 21
2x + z = 7
z = 7 - 2x
3x + y + 7 - 2x = 23
x + y = 16
16 + z = 12
z = -4
-4 = 7 - 2x
-11 = -2x
11 = 2x
x = 11/2
11/2 + y = 16
y = 16 - 11/2 = 32/2 - 11/2 = 21/2
b = 14 - 21/2 = 28/2 - 21/2 = 7/2
In the numerator, we can pull a 7 out of the expression 7x + 14 to get the product 7(x + 2). In the denominator, we can factor the expression 2x² + x - 6 like this:
Our fraction can now be written as
the only factor the numerator and denominator share in this case is x + 2.
Answer:
4
Step-by-step explanation:
8 divided by 2 is 4
