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\n" ); document.write( "How many real numbers satisfies ||||x-1|-2|-3|-2|=1? What are they? \n" ); document.write( "
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How many real numbers satisfies ||||x-1|-2|-3|-2|=1
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\n" ); document.write( "|||x-1|-2|-3|-2 = 1 or |||x-1|-2|-3|-2 = -1
\n" ); document.write( "A. Looking at the 1st of these you get:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "||x-1|-2|-3|-2 = 1 or ||x-1|-2|-3|-2 = -1
\n" ); document.write( "B. Now, looking at the 1st of these you get:
\n" ); document.write( "|x-1|-2|-3|-2 = 1 or |x-1|-2|-3|-2 = -1
\n" ); document.write( "C. And , looking at the 1st of these you get:
\n" ); document.write( "}x-1|-2|-3| = 3
\n" ); document.write( "Then |x-1|-6 = 3
\n" ); document.write( "|x-1| = 9
\n" ); document.write( "x-1 = 9 or x-1 = -9
\n" ); document.write( "x = 10 or x = -8
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\n" ); document.write( "Now, you would need to look at the 2nd part of B:
\n" ); document.write( "|x-1|-2|-3|-2 = -1
\n" ); document.write( "}x-1|-6-2 = -1
\n" ); document.write( "|x-1|-8=-1
\n" ); document.write( "|x-1|= 7
\n" ); document.write( "x-1 = 7 or x-1 = -7
\n" ); document.write( "x = 8 or x = -6
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\n" ); document.write( "You would have to keep working thru both part of \"A\" .
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