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L=m+n-22 n=m-4 m=1-2/13n

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Answer:

(L, m, n) = (-23.2, 1.4, -2.6)

Explanation:

You want the solution to the equations ...

  • L=m+n-22
  • n=m-4
  • m=1-2/13n

Solution

We can use matrix methods to solve these equations, as in the attachment. That tells us the solution is ...

(L, m, n) = (-23.2, 1.4, -2.6)

We can also solve these in ad hoc fashion. Substituting for n in the third equation using the expression in the second equation, we have ...

m = 1 -2/13(m -4)

13m = 13 -2(m -4) . . . . . multiply by 13 to clear fractions

15m = 21 . . . . . . . . . . simplify, add 2m

m = 21/15 = 1.4 . . . . . . . . divide by 15

n = m -4 = 1.4 -4 = -2.6 . . . . . use the second equation to find n

L = m +n -22 = 1.4 -2.6 -22 = -23.2 . . . . use the first equation to find L

The ad hoc solution is also (L, m, n) = (-23.2, 1.4, -2.6).

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