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document.write( "5|x+7| + 14 = 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 14 from both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "5|x+7| = -6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 5\r\n" );
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document.write( " |x+7| = \r\n" );
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document.write( "There can be no solution because an absolute value\r\n" );
document.write( "can never equal to a negative number.\r\n" );
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