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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 #187513 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jmorgan22><B>jmorgan22(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jmorgan22><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=187513\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |4x+3|=9 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the absolute value term. This creates a  on the right-hand side of the equation because  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set up the \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+3=9 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Move all terms not containing x to the right-hand side of the equation. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each term in the equation by 4. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set up the - portion of the  solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+3=-(9) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -1 by the 9 inside the parentheses. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+3=-9 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 3 does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by subtracting 3 from both sides. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=-3-9 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 9 from -3 to get -12. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=-12 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each term in the equation by 4. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the left-hand side of the equation by canceling the common factors. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the right-hand side of the equation by simplifying each term. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution to the equation includes both the positive and negative portions of the solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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