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-3|x+5|=-9
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\n" ); document.write( "first isolate the absolute expression
\n" ); document.write( "|x+5|=3 divide by -3
\n" ); document.write( "eliminate the absolute signs
\n" ); document.write( "x+5=3 or x+5=-3
\n" ); document.write( "solve for x
\n" ); document.write( "x=-2 or x=-8 \n" ); document.write( "

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