document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73746>Question 73746</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HOw can you simplify this problem? The m-2 is inside absolute value lines.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3 /m-2/ =2            </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52722 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=52722\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3abs%28m-2%29=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3abs%28m-2%29=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >If this is what your problem looks like then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28cross%28-3%29%2Aabs%28m-2%29%29%2Fcross%28-3%29=2%2F%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28cross%28-3%29%2Aabs%28m-2%29%29%2Fcross%28-3%29=2%2F%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Divide both sides by -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28m-2%29=-2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28m-2%29=-2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Which cannot be solved. Think about it, the absolute value of any number is always positive. Since the right side is negative, there is no solution for this problem. Maybe you posted something wrong, or I read it wrong, but this particular problem has no solution.  </SPAN>\n" );
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