document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25375>Question 25375</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |x-4|=5, I am the parent of a teen, and am TOTALLY lost on how to do this, please explain in simple english, he is supposed to have a positive and a negative answer.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13595 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=13595\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Whenever you have an absolute value equal to a positive number, there will be TWO solution.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As an easy example, consider <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x%29+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x%29+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The two solutions will be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 and x= -5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Likewise, consider <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28y%29+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28y%29+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The two solutions will be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5 and y = -5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, consider <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x-4%29+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x-4%29+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The two solutions will be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4=5 and x-4=-5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, here we go:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are two solutions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First Solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4 = 5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4 +4 = 5+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second Solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4 = -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4 +4 = -5 +4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check: x=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "| x-4 | = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|9-4| = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:  x=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "| x-4 | = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-1-4| = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC\r<BR>\n" );
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