document.write( "Question 176550: Solve each absolute value equation:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A.) |x|-3=10
\n" ); document.write( "B.) |x-3|=10
\n" ); document.write( "C.)4|2x+1|-5=3
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\n" ); document.write( "I am getting these answer:
\n" ); document.write( "A.) x=13 or x=-7
\n" ); document.write( "B.) x=-7 or x=13
\n" ); document.write( "C.) x=3/2 or -5/2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A and B seem to work, but C is not adding up.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thank you!
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For A, -7 is not a solution,
\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28x%29-3=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28-7%29-3=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7-3=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "A.)Let's do it this way,
\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28x%29-3=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28x%29=13\"
\n" ); document.write( "Absolute value problems are really two problems in one: positive and negative because\"abs%28z%29=z\" when \"z%3E=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28z%29=-z\" when \"z%3C0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28x%29=13\"
\n" ); document.write( "Positive solution
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=13\"
\n" ); document.write( "Negative solution
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x=13\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-13\"
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\n" ); document.write( "B.) Good answers.
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\n" ); document.write( "C.)\"4%2Aabs%282x%2B1%29-5=3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2Aabs%282x%2B1%29=8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%282x%2B1%29=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Positive solution
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B1=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=1%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Negative solution
\n" ); document.write( "\"-%282x%2B1%29=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B1=-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-3%2F2\"
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