document.write( "Question 80481: solve the equation: 3/x-5/=12\r
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\n" ); document.write( "What does \"3/x-5/=12\" mean?
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\n" ); document.write( " 3|x-5| = 12;
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\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 3 and you have:
\n" ); document.write( " |x - 5| = 12/3
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\n" ); document.write( " |x - 5| = 4
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\n" ); document.write( "Remove the absolute signs and we have two equations with two solutions:
\n" ); document.write( "1st equation:
\n" ); document.write( "x - 5 = +4
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4 + 5; added 5 to both sides:
\n" ); document.write( "x = +9
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\n" ); document.write( "2nd equation:
\n" ); document.write( " x - 5 = -4
\n" ); document.write( " x = -4 + 5; added 5 to both side:
\n" ); document.write( " x = +1
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\n" ); document.write( "Check both solution in the original equation
\n" ); document.write( "x = +1
\n" ); document.write( "3|1 - 5| =
\n" ); document.write( "3|-4| =
\n" ); document.write( "3 * +4 = 12; everything inside the absolute comes out positive, right?
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "x = + 9
\n" ); document.write( "3|9 - 5| =
\n" ); document.write( "3|+4| =
\n" ); document.write( "3 * 4 = 12 also
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