document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=619357>Question 619357</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |x-1|>4 is equivalent to what?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you explain how to find the answer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you explain how to find the answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since we do not know if (x-1) is < 0 or >0, we must find solutions for both conditions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-1)>4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x>5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(x-1)>4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x+1>4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x>3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x<-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-&#8734;,-3) U (5,&#8734;) </SPAN>\n" );
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