document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94439>Question 94439</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |5b+9|+16=2        \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when I tried solving, i got 2 answers (b=-23/5, 1) but when i checked the answer  it didnt work out     <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #68764 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=68764\">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%285b%2B9%29%2B16=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%285b%2B9%29%2B16=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%285b%2B9%29=-14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%285b%2B9%29=-14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 16 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since it is not possible to take the absolute value of a number and get a negative result (i.e. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > will always be greater than zero), so there are no solutions\r<BR>\n" );
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