document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=793021>Question 793021</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |2a+5|=|3a-3| </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "four cases but only 2 are unique:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2a+5=3a-3   or  2a+5+-3a+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5a=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-2/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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