document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230812>Question 230812</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A number added to twice the absolute value of the number is equal to 6. Find the<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170966 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=170966\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + 2 * |x| = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x is greater than or equal to 0, then this formula becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2 * x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This comes out to 3*x = 6 which makes x = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x is less than 0, then this formula becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2 * (-x) = 6 which becomes x - 2 * x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this comes out to be -x = 6 which comes out to be x = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have two answers looks like.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2 and x = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's see if they work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your original equation is x + 2 * |x| = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = 2 and this equation becomes 2 + 2 * 2 = 6 which is true so the first answer is good.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = -6 and this equation becomes -6 + 2 * 6 = 6 which becomes -6 + 12 = 6 which becomes 6 = 6 which is true so the second answer is good.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would say that your answer is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2 or x = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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