document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35353>Question 35353</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |7-1/2x|=-3 how do you solve this absolute value? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "When doing an absolute value, you have to do the positive and the negative<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-%287-%281x%2F2%29%29=-3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-%287-%281x%2F2%29%29=-3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lets deal with the positive one first<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-1x%2F2+=+-10+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-1x%2F2+=+-10+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+20+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+20+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now the negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-%287-%281x%2F2%29%29=-3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-%287-%281x%2F2%29%29=-3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distribute the neagative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+7+%2B+%281x%2F2%29+=+-3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+7+%2B+%281x%2F2%29+=+-3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%2F2+=+-10+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%2F2+=+-10+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = { -20, 20 } </SPAN>\n" );
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