document.write( "Question 671623: -3|4x-9|=24 \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "-3|4x-9|=24\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide bth sides by -3 to isolate the absolute value:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  |4x-9|=-8\r\n" );
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document.write( "Absolute values are never negative, they can only be equal to\r\n" );
document.write( "a positive number or to zero.  An absolute value can never\r\n" );
document.write( "equal to a negative number, such as -8.  So this is really a\r\n" );
document.write( "trick problem to see if you know that fact about absolute\r\n" );
document.write( "values.  There can be no solution to this problem.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:  There is no solution.\r\n" );
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