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Algebra.Com's Answer #708725 by Edwin McCravy(20060)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "\"expr%283%2F4%29abs%288t-12%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"6%28t-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 4 to clear the fraction:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3abs%288t-12%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"24%28t-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 3 to isolate the absolute value\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"abs%288t-12%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"8%28t-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Make two equations without the absolute value bars,\r\n" );
document.write( "one with the right sides as it is and one with the\r\n" );
document.write( "right side with the opposite sign:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"8t-12\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%22%22%2B8%28t-1%29\" OR \"8t-12\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-8%28t-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"8t-12\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"8t-8\"    OR \"8t-12\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-8t%2B8\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "  \"-12\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-8\"      OR   \"16t\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"20\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The left equation is false, so  \"t\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"20%2F16\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "That reduces to \"t\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"5%2F4\", so there is just one\r\n" );
document.write( "solution since the left equation turned out to be false.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin

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