Example Two unknowns

2 14 5
3X y 5
TosolveforXandy After solving for whichis2
add equation I substitute x 2 to equation
2x
ty 5 2 1 4 5 thereforethe solution is
3X y 5 22 ty 5
X y 2,1
5 10
4ty 5
511 10 5 4
X 105 y
Y 4
4 2

Anotherexample two unknowns

5 1
44 22
7xt6y 32

multiply equation by 3 substitute X 2 to eq.IO

by 2 5 1 22
multiply equation
then add
49
b 2
t4y 22
15 1 129 66 10 1 48 22

t l4X 64_ 49 22 10
12y 49 12
Xt 0 2 g 123
y 3
71 2

Solution is y 12,37
Example Three unknowns
Xty 22 9
X y t 2 2
2X ty 32 5
To solve for X y Z Eliminate onevariable at a time
use to eliminate y use to eliminate y
add 220
Xt y t 22 9 X ytZ32 2
X ytZ
2_ 2 952
2X 1 32 11
3X 22 3
2 1 32 11740 3 22 3
use 850 to eliminate Z
2 1 32 11
3 22 3
multiply by 2 and multiply by 3 then
add the two resulting equations
4 1 62 22 substitute x to
40 2
X3 t 9X 6Z s 2 732 11
BX 13 247 32 11
32 11 2
X 12 32 9
13
4 1 2 3

Use the first equation to solvefor y

Tty t 22 9 Solution of the
t ty 267 9
system is
it y t 6 9
y 17 9 CX y Z 1,2 3
y 9 7
2
y