document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204633>Question 204633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for real values of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "absolutevalue(x-3) = 3-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know to set the absolute value up to equal a positive and negative possiblity and so that makes <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3 = 3-x and x-3 = -3+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the first I got x = 3 but the second I got 0 = 0 and that's where I am confused. Did I do something wrong? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #154428 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=154428\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have the right answers. What this means is that the right side 3-x is the EXACT same as the negative half of the absolute value (go ahead and graph to confirm). So this means that if you plug in any number less than or equal 3, you'll get 0=0. So this means that the solution set is the set of all x values less than or equal 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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