document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174190>Question 174190</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780132031172/algebrahomeworkh>algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve each equation or inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|x+142|=81 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x%2B142%29=81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x%2B142%29=81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Break up the absolute value (remember, if you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x%29=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x%29=a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B142=-81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B142=-81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B142=81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B142=81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Set the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B142 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B142\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > equal to the original value 81 and it's opposite -81\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now lets focus on the first equation  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B142=-81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B142=-81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-81-142 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-81-142\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Subtract 142 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-223 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-223\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now lets focus on the second equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B142=81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B142=81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=81-142 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=81-142\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Subtract 142 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-61 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-61\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solutions are:\r<BR>\n" );
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