document.write( "Question 892208: Hi, I was wondering if you could please help me with an absolute value question please? I did the math and got -5 and 5 and it is an \"or\" line but they both equal the equation. The problem is |3x| > 15. I did this:
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document.write( "3x>15 Or 3x>-15
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document.write( "3x/3> 15/3 3x/3>-15/3
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document.write( "x>5 x> -5\r
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document.write( "The problem is that they both equal 15 & the problem is >15 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #540357 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! |3x| > 15 \n" ); document.write( "2 cases: \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "3x>15 \n" ); document.write( "x>5 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "-3x>15 \n" ); document.write( "3x<-15 \n" ); document.write( "x<-5 \n" ); document.write( "solution: \n" ); document.write( "x>5 or x<-5 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |