document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=605983>Question 605983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve abs(y-4) + 1 = 3?  When I solved it, I got y=6 and y=0.  My textbook says it should be y=6 and y=2.  What did I do wrong? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since you do not know whether (y-4) is positive or negative, you must find a solution for both possibilities.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-4+1=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(y-4)+1=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y+4+1=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solutions: y=6 and 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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