document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=527080>Question 527080</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can u solve this equation? i got 1/3 and 7/5 but the computer says their is no solution: i will use parenthesis as absolute value because i can not find the symbols for it \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(3x-4)+15=9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #348773 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=348773\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Aabs%283x-4%29%2B15=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Aabs%283x-4%29%2B15=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Aabs%283x-4%29=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Aabs%283x-4%29=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 15 from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%283x-4%29=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%283x-4%29=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%283x-4%29=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%283x-4%29=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <font size=4><b>NEVER</b></font> true (note: remember, the absolute value of any number is <font size=4><b>ALWAYS positive</b></font>), there are no solutions to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%283x-4%29=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%283x-4%29=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are no solutions to the original equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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