document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=544157>Question 544157</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me understand this.  Not sure about absolute value.  Thanks!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|-4x + 4| = 2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #355032 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=friesr><B>friesr(113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=friesr><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=355032\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you have two possible solutions inside the abs brackets. -4x+4= 2 and -4x+4 = -2. That is because the abs will remove the negative sign from the -2 making it just 2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= -1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4x+4=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So x = -1/2 or 3/2<BR>\n" );
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