document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940864>Question 940864</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x: |x|^3-3|x|^2-4|x|=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #573548 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=573548\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Equation factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large |x|(|x| - 4)(|x| + 1) = 0\">, giving us solutions <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large |x| = 0, 4, -1\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can't have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large |x| = -1\"> so discard that. Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large |x| = 0\"> gives us x = 0, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large |x| = 4\"> gives us -4, 4 as solutions. </SPAN>\n" );
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