document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=953349>Question 953349</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can't figure out what the answer y= - | x | -1 could be? i keep getting my answer wrong </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #582163 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=582163\">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=y=-abs%28x%29-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-abs%28x%29-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x can be positive, or zero, or negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|x|  can ONLY be ZERO OR POSITIVE.  It can NEVER be negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-|x|  can ONLY be negative or zero, based on the possibilities for |x|.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Be sure that you clearly understand that.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What kind of \"answer\" are you looking for?  You already have y in terms of x.  This is an equation for two half-lines.  The critical x value is at 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two cases occur for your equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is non-negative and x is negative.  Those are two separate cases.  x is not non-negative and negative at the same time. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  OR  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "really these are the same result  (and I explained but did not show the steps);<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=-x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=-x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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