If you do not have equal coefficients for both variables, can you

still use the elimination method?

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Emma Atkinson

Mathematics

27 March, 03:10

If you do not have equal coefficients for both variables, can you

still use the elimination method?

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Starr · Answer 1

Yes

Step-by-step explanation:

Multiply one eqution so that they are same.

For example:

2x+17y+48=0

x+8y-6=0 - -> multiply 2 times, so 2x+16y-12=0

and now you can use it as if they are coefficients for both variables

If you do not have equal coefficients for both variables, can youstill use the elimination method?

If you do not have equal coefficients for both variables, can you

still use the elimination method?