document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1093209>Question 1093209</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |x+24|=-7x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why is there an extraneous solution here? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8x=-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-3 which works<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(x+24)=-7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x-24=-7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x=-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "absolute value of 28 does not equal -28, so 4 is extraneous.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Often where we have squares or absolute values, the presence of negatives will cause extraneous solutions. </SPAN>\n" );
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