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document.write( "the problem 27x-50 but its in two straight lines i forgot what it means and what you do when you get the answer. can you help. i know that you might not be able to solve this particular problem but you can give me an example to go by that would be a huge help. thanks in advance to who ever answers. thanks again.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I suspect your two straight lines mean absolute value, something like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math |27x - 50|\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Absolute value means:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math x \geq 0\ \ \Rightarrow\ \ |x| = x\ \ \small\wedge\LARGE\ \ x < 0\ \ \Rightarrow\ \ |x| = -x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So for your expression:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math 27x - 50 \geq 0\ \ \Rightarrow\ \ |27x - 50 | = 27x - 50 \ \ \small\wedge\LARGE\ \ 27x - 50 < 0\ \ \Rightarrow\ \ |27x - 50 | = -(27x - 50)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you can say:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math x \geq \frac{50}{27}\ \ \Rightarrow\ \ |27x - 50 | = 27x - 50 \ \ \small\wedge\LARGE\ \ x < \frac{50}{27}\ \ \Rightarrow\ \ |27x - 50 | = -(27x - 50)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's about all you can do with this.  You might want to send us the rest of the problem as I suspect your <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large |27x - 50|\"> was set equal to something.  And then next time you need \"between two straight lines\" hold the Shift key and hit the backslash key right above the Enter key -- it gives you this:  |\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are having trouble reading what I wrote, remember <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large p\ \ \Rightarrow\ \ q\"> means \"If p then q\" while <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \small \wedge\"> means \"and\" as in: \"<i><b>If</b></i> x is greater than or equal to 50 over 27 <i><b>then</b></i> the absolute value of 27x - 50 is equal to 27x - 50 <i><b>and if</b></i> x is less than 50 over 27 <i><b>then</b></i> the absolute value of 27x - 50 is equal to the additive inverse of 27x - 50.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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