document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=420299>Question 420299</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |x+3|<5 i got (2,8) 2 was correct 8 was not what did i do wrong? what is other value? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Whenever you have a variable in the absolute expression, you must solve for two possibilites:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When the expression could be =>0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When the expression could be <0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case the expression is (x+3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3<5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x<2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x-3<5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x<8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by (-1) and reverse inequality sign<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x>-8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-8,2) </SPAN>\n" );
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