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Solving Linear Systems in Three Variables

Learn how to solve systems of three linear equations algebraically in this warm-up lesson presentation. Classify systems and determine the number of solutions. Includes step-by-step examples and business applications.

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Solving Linear Systems in Three Variables

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  1. Solving Linear Systems in Three Variables 3-6 Warm Up Lesson Presentation Lesson Quiz Holt Algebra 2

  2. x = 4y + 10 6x – 5y = 9 3x – y = 8 x = 3y – 1 4x + 2y = 4 2x – y =1 6x – 2y = 2 6x – 12y = –4 Do Now Solve each system of equations algebraically. Classify each system and determine the number of solutions. 1. 2. 4. 3.

  3. Objectives TSW represent solutions to systems of equations in three dimensions graphically. TSW solve systems of equations in three dimensions algebraically.

  4. Systems of three equations with three variables are often called 3-by-3 systems. In general, to find a single solution to any system of equations, you need as many equations as you have variables.

  5. When you graph a system of three linear equations in three dimensions, the result is three planes that may or may not intersect. The solution to the system is the set of points where all three planes intersect. These systems may have one, infinitely many, or no solution.

  6. Step One: Eliminate one variable • Step Two: Eliminate another variable and solve for the remaining variable • Step Three: Use one of the equations in you 2x2 system to solve for a variable (different than the one previously solved) • Step Four: Substitute the two variables you have solved for into one of the original equations to solve for the remaining variable • Step Five: Write the solution as (x, y, z)

  7. Identifying the exact solution from a graph of a 3-by-3 system can be very difficult. However, you can use the methods of elimination and substitution to reduce a 3-by-3 system to a 2-by-2 system and then use the methods that you learned in Lesson 3-2.

  8. 1 2 3 Example 1: Solving a Linear System in Three Variables Use elimination to solve the system of equations. 5x – 2y – 3z = –7 2x – 3y + z = –16 3x + 4y – 2z = 7

  9. Example 1 Continued

  10. 1 2 3 Example 2 Use elimination to solve the system of equations. –x + y + 2z = 7 2x + 3y + z = 1 –3x – 4y + z = 4

  11. You can also use substitution to solve a 3-by-3 system. Again, the first step is to reduce the 3-by-3 system to a 2-by-2 system.

  12. Example 3: Business Application The table shows the number of each type of ticket sold and the total sales amount for each night of the school play. Find the price of each type of ticket.

  13. Example 4 Jada’s chili won first place at the winter fair. The table shows the results of the voting. How many points are first-, second-, and third-place votes worth?

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