document.write( "Question 358589: can you please explain the steps\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #255913 by Edwin McCravy(20060) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "The | is the shifted backslash key \ right above the Enter key.\r\n" );
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document.write( "|2x+1| = 2.8\r\n" );
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document.write( "What's between the absolute value bars can be +2.8 or -2.8 because the\r\n" );
document.write( "absolute value bars will make it positive if it's negative.  So therefore\r\n" );
document.write( "we have two equations and unually two solutions:\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x+1 = 2.8  is one equation and 2x+1 = -2.8 is the other:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve these two equations and you will have the two solutions\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin

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