document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=807381>Question 807381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can i please get some assistance to solve 'a' for the following equation? If possible may you please show me how to draw the answer on the number line?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|a + 5| divide 2 > 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Look at the conditions a+5 being negative and non-negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%3E12-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%3E12-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28a%2B5%29=-%28a%2B5%29=-a-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28a%2B5%29=-%28a%2B5%29=-a-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-a-5%3E12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-a-5%3E12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2B5%3C-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2B5%3C-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > notice the change direction of inequality.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution is the union of those two results.  Saying what is a, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%3C-17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%3C-17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > OR <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%3E7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%3E7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, since these are two non-overlapping regions of the real numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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