document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=620925>Question 620925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how would you solve this problem \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 = -3 + |2 - 1/4y| </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #390506 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=390506\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, I would add 3 to both sides of the equal sign to get a more convenient, equivalent equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1=-3%2Babs%282-%281%2F4%29y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1=-3%2Babs%282-%281%2F4%29y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2B3=-3%2B3%2Babs%282-%281%2F4%29y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2B3=-3%2B3%2Babs%282-%281%2F4%29y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4=abs%282-%281%2F4%29y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4=abs%282-%281%2F4%29y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then I would split the problem into two cases (two equations) and I would solve each equation, getting a total of two solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-%281%2F4%29y%3E=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-%281%2F4%29y%3E=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-%281%2F4%29y=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-%281%2F4%29y=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-%281%2F4%29y%3C0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-%281%2F4%29y%3C0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%282-%281%2F4%29y%29=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%282-%281%2F4%29y%29=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or (multiplying both sides of the equal sign times (-1) ),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-%281%2F4%29y=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-%281%2F4%29y=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To solve <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-%281%2F4%29y=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-%281%2F4%29y=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, I would first subtract 2 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then I would multiply both sides times (-4).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-%281%2F4%29y=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-%281%2F4%29y=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-2-%281%2F4%29y=4-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-2-%281%2F4%29y=4-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%281%2F4%29y=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%281%2F4%29y=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4%2A%28-1%2F4%29y%29=%28-4%29%2A2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4%2A%28-1%2F4%29y%29=%28-4%29%2A2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I would solve <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-%281%2F4%29y=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-%281%2F4%29y=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the same way<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-%281%2F4%29y=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-%281%2F4%29y=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-2-%281%2F4%29y=-4-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-2-%281%2F4%29y=-4-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%281%2F4%29y=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%281%2F4%29y=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4%2A%28-1%2F4%29y%29=%28-4%29%2A%28-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4%2A%28-1%2F4%29y%29=%28-4%29%2A%28-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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