document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=813258>Question 813258</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how can you choose the two solutions for an absoulute equation </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #489549 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</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=489549\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Look at the two possible conditions of the expression inside the absolute value being negative and of being positive-or zero.  Examine the solutions for each of these conditions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EXAMPLE, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x%2B16%29-11=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x%2B16%29-11=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Examine these possible conditions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x%2B16%29=x%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x%2B16%29=x%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=20-16%2B11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=20-16%2B11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=15. ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=15.\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B16%3C0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B16%3C0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x%2B16%29=-%28x%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x%2B16%29=-%28x%2B16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-%28x%2B16%29%29-11=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-%28x%2B16%29%29-11=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x-16-11=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x-16-11=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x=20%2B16%2B11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x=20%2B16%2B11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-%2820%2B16%2B11%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-%2820%2B16%2B11%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-47 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-47\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put these together.  The solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > OR <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-47 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-47\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both of those parts together as combined is the solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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