document.write( "Question 832588: Please help me solve |x-1/5|=3. If you don't know what the lines are, that means absolute value I think. \n" ); document.write( "
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x-1/5 may be greater than or equal to zero; or it maybe less than zero. Analyze both conditions and solve each separately.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-1%2F5%3E=0\", then \"abs%28x-1%2F5%29=x-1%2F5\";\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-1%2F5%3C0\", then \"abs%28x-1%2F5%29=-%28x-1%2F5%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Work through each of those, accordingly.
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