document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242419>Question 242419</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the solution of |2x - 1| = 5 ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-1=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=5+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/2=6/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|2x-1|=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=5+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/2=-4/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so (x=3 and -2)<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 #177519 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=philline_palana><B>philline_palana(20)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=philline_palana><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=philline_palana><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=177519\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We have two answers for your problem because it is an absolute value,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|2x - 1| = 5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|2x - 1| = 5  >>remove the absolute value sign<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 1 = 5    >>transpose<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 5 + 1    >>add<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 6        >>divide the equation by two<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x/2 = 6/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3         >>we are not yet done\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "second solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|2x - 1| = 5 >>remove the absolute value sign and change the sign of 5 into negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 1 = -5  >>transpose<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -5 + 1  >>add<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -4      >>divide the equation by two<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x/2 = -4/2  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -2       >>we are done.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so for this problem, our two solutions are: x=3 and x=-2<BR>\n" );
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