document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=771100>Question 771100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the x and y intercepts of the following equation: y= -10|x|+10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure how to solve this problem because of the absolute value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for your help!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The absolute value of 0 is 0, so the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\">-coordinate of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\"> intercept is just -10 * 0 + 10 = 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "No matter what value you put into the absolute value function, the value of the function is non-negative.  In order for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\"> to be zero, which is necessary for the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\">-intercept, |x| has to equal 1, so that you have -10 * 1 + 10 = 0.  So which two different values can you put inside of the absolute value so that the value of the absolute value function is 1?  Certainly 1 works, but what is the other one?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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