Elimination means adding or subtracting equations to cancel one variable. For the same system:
Add the equations: . The terms cancel, giving , so . Substitute back to find .
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Adding or subtracting equations
Elimination means adding or subtracting equations to cancel one variable. For the same system:
Add the equations: . The terms cancel, giving , so . Substitute back to find .