document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=841926>Question 841926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |2x-1|=5  i really have no idea how to start this <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #507268 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=507268\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The entire left side as an absolute value could be treated as a variable. It MUST be positive, being an absolute value, and it is.  The right hand member is positive 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know |2x-1| is positive, but you must allow for 2x-1 being separately positive(or zero) and negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-1%3E=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-1%3E=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "|2x-1|=2x-1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-1%3C0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-1%3C0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "|2x-1|=-(2x-1)=1-2x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you know what to do now? </SPAN>\n" );
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