document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43918>Question 43918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain why the graph of |x| + |y| = 1 does not contain any points that have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. a y-coordinate that is greater than 1 or less than -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. an x- coordinate that is geater than 1 or less than -1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28849 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=28849\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the absolute value equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|x| + |y| = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can see that we have no negative quantities...that is, both |x| and |y| must be greater than or equal to zero...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus if either |x| or |y| is greater than one, the other would have to be negative in order for their sum to be one...and that cannot be...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus -1 &#8804; x &#8804; 1 and -1 &#8804; y &#8804; 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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