document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=443880>Question 443880</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |x + 5| = |2x - 11| </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "|x + 5| = |2x - 11|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The given equation will be true when(x+5) and (2x-11) are positives or negatives. This gives us two equations to solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5=2x-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-x=5+11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+5=-(2x-11)=-2x+11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ans:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=16 or 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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