document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=760427>Question 760427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find all the real solutions to the equation:  |x^(2) -8|=|9-x|-1. Provide exact solutions (not rounded numbers) please and thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #462639 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=462639\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > could be either {positive or 0} or {negative}.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > could be either {positive or 0} or {negative}.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Those conditions give you four different possible equations to solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will show you just one of the possible equations and best if you setup the other three and solve. ... then consider checking each result in the original equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "IF both expressions are negative, then you use<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and solve this quadratic equation for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now ...<BR>\n" );
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