document.write( "Question 53770: A bamboo tree grew 3 in. per day .Write and solve and equation to find how many days d it took the tree to grow 144 in.
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A bamboo tree grew 3 in. per day .Write and solve and equation\r\n" );
document.write( "to find how many days d it took the tree to grow 144 in.\r\n" );
document.write( "equation  3d = 144   Soultion      d = 48     \r\n" );
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document.write( "For what values of y is each equation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "-5|y|= -25\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -5\r\n" );
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document.write( "  -5|y|      -25\r\n" );
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document.write( "   -5         -5\r\n" );
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document.write( "      |y| = 5 \r\n" );
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document.write( "y can either = 5 or -5 and its absolute\r\n" );
document.write( "value will be 5, so there are two solutiona\r\n" );
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document.write( "   y = 5 and y = -5\r\n" );
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document.write( "Both solutions can be written at the same\r\n" );
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document.write( "          y = ±5\r\n" );
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