document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=287619>Question 287619</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |9x-9| = |x+7| </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #208398 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><B>texttutoring(324)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><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=texttutoring><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=208398\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have to treat this as two separate cases, which will give you two separate answers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Case 1: left side is positive, and right side is positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x-9=x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Case 2: left side is positive, right side is negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x-9 = -(x+7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x-9 = -x-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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