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      2x + 9 = x + 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "We want to get rid of all terms on the left which\r\n" );
document.write( "DO NOT contain x, and get rid of all terms on the\r\n" );
document.write( "right which DO contain x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The + 9 is on the left side and does not contain x\r\n" );
document.write( "so we want to get rid of it by adding its opposite\r\n" );
document.write( "-9 to both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "      2x + 9 = x + 1\r\n" );
document.write( "         - 9     - 9\r\n" );
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document.write( "      2x     = x - 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "The term x is on the right side and does contain x\r\n" );
document.write( "so we want to get rid of it by adding its opposite,\r\n" );
document.write( "-x to both sides:   \r\n" );
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document.write( "      2x     = x - 8\r\n" );
document.write( "      -x      -x\r\n" );
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document.write( "       x     =    -8\r\n" );
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