document.write( "Question 96161This question is from textbook Algebra 2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and now I forgot how to get the 2nd part, if im right, which i doubt then since i subtracted 4 now i add 4, and get 52? is that right.. please help me understand how to get the 2nd answer!
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\"2%2Aabs%28B%2B4%29=48\" Start with the given equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28B%2B4%29=24\" Divide both sides by 2 (note: you don't subtract 4 from both sides first. You cannot do this since 4 is inside the absolute value brackets, which are like parenthesis)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"B%2B4=24\" or \"B%2B4=-24\" Set \"B%2B4\" equal to 24 and -24\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"B=20\" or \"B=-28\" Subtract 4 from both sides for each equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's check the answer \"B=20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2Aabs%2820%2B4%29=48\" Plug in \"B=20\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2A24=48\" Take the absolute value of 24 to get 24\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"48=48\" Multiply. Since the two sides of the equation are equal, this verifies our answer.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2Aabs%28B%2B4%29=48\" Start with the given equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2Aabs%28-28%2B4%29=48\" Plug in \"B=-28\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2A24=48\" Take the absolute value of -24 to get 24\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"48=48\" Multiply. Since the two sides of the equation are equal, this verifies our answer.
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