document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147065>Question 147065</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need help with this Algebra problem please.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|9x|-3>6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What I know so far:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First you add 3 to each side; then you have: |9x|>6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then you divide each side by 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then I get confused .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the answer choices are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) x>1 or <-(1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) x<-1 or x>1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) x<1 and x<-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please explain the answer too.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thankyou,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alexia\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #107393 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=107393\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's start here. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%289x%29-3%3E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%289x%29-3%3E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%289x%29-3%2B3%3E6%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%289x%29-3%2B3%3E6%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...You forgot to add 3 to the right side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%289x%29%3E9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%289x%29%3E9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For absolute value problems, you actually have two problems to solve. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Whenever you have the absolute value symbol, you should break the problem into two separate problems.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first is the positive value of the argument, the term inside the absolute value lines.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9x%3E9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9x%3E9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second is the negative value of the argument.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9x%3E9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9x%3E9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then solve each of these to get your answer. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9x%3E9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9x%3E9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...Divide both sides by 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3E1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3E1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9x%3E9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9x%3E9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...Divide both sides by -9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...Remember to flip signs of inequality because of the division by a negative number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The solution is B.  </SPAN>\n" );
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