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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4 + 3 |5n + 1| = 13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 - 4 |2-3t| = 21 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #42561 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=joyofmath><B>joyofmath(189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=joyofmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=42561\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4 + 3 |5n + 1| = 13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 4 from both sides: 3 |5n + 1| = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 3: |5n + 1| = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, 5n+1 = 3 or 5n + 1 = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 5n+1 = 3 then 5n=2 and n = 2/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 5n+1 = -3 then 5n=-4 and n = -4/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 - 4 |2-3t| = 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 5 from both sides: -4 |2 - 3t| = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by -4: |2 - 3t| = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There's no solution because |2 - 3t|, by definition must be >= 0. It can never be -4. </SPAN>\n" );
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