document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43104>Question 43104</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can anyone solve the following?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27< 4|y + 9|-9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks so much </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28126 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=28126\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We first wish to isolate the absolute value...so we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27 < 4|y + 9| - 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 < 4|y + 9|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 < |y + 9| or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|y + 9| > 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we break this up into two separate inequalities...one is exactly the way you see it without the absolute value sign and the second one you reverse both the inequality sign and the sign of the right hand side...so we have...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 9 > 9  and  y + 9 < -9 and then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y > 0  and  y < -18 </SPAN>\n" );
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