document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1044834>Question 1044834</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> O.k. tell my where I'm going wrong here: |2x-3|+4=2-----> 2x-3+4=2-4----->2x-3=-2---->2x-3+3=-2+3---->2x=1---->2x/2=1/2----->x=.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and if you ad a negative to =2--->=-2---->answer is x=-1.50 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "but both these answers are with in the hash marks, with another number and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which you just  ignore the polarity and consider it positive?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "as you can see I'm in a world of confusion here! ha<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how do I make sense of all this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thanks  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #660231 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39625)</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=660231\">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=abs%282x-3%29%2B4=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%282x-3%29%2B4=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve first just for the absolute value, if it can be isolated.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THIS is impossible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NO SOLUTION.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An absolute value is not a signed number, and can never be considered negative.  An absolute value itself is never less than zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The expression inside the absolute value machine may be positive, or zero, or negative.  The absolute value machine, once it contains a number, will only produce either a non-signed, ASSUMED POSITIVE value, OR zero. </SPAN>\n" );
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