document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263439>Question 263439</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this equation :) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "abs(x+3) = abs(2x+1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "this will be a bit tricky in that that we have 3 equations to solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation #1: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3 = 2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - subtract x and  subtract 1 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equation #2: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3 = -(2x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - distribute the - through to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3 = -2x  -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2 - add 2x and subtract 3 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 3 - divide to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = -4/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equation #3:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+1 = -(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - distribute the - through to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 1 = -x  -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2 - add x and subtract 1 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 3 - divide to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = -4/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so it appears that our answers are<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = -4/3, 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here are the graphs<BR>\n" );
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