document.write( "Question 1143737: If | x-2 | >0, which of the following cannot be true?
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If | x-2 | >0, which of the following cannot be true?
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document.write( "Let's pick some values for x and y for each choice and see\r\n" );
document.write( "which one cannot be true.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let's try choice A:\r\n" );
document.write( "\"abs%28x-2%29%3E0\", \"x%3E2y\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let's pick x=1 and y=0.4\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"abs%281-2%29%3E0\", \"1%3E2%280.4%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"abs%28-1%29%3E0\", \"1%3E0.8\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"1%3E0\", \"1%3E0.8\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Both those are true, so answer A can be true, so A is not the \r\n" );
document.write( "correct choice.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So let's try choice B:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"abs%28x-2%29%3E0\", \"x%3C2y\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let's pick x=1 and y=1\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"abs%281-2%29%3E0\", \"1%3C2%281%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"abs%28-1%29%3E0\", \"1%3C2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"1%3E0\", \"1%3C2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Both those are true, so answer B can be true, so B is not the \r\n" );
document.write( "correct choice.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So let's try choice C:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"abs%28x-2%29%3E0\", \"x=2y\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let's pick x=4 and y=2\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"abs%284-2%29%3E0\", \"4=2%282%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"abs%282%29%3E0\", \"4=4\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"2%3E0\", \"4=4\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Both those are true, so answer C can be true, so C is not the \r\n" );
document.write( "correct choice.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So let's try choice D:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"abs%28x-2%29%3E0\", \"x=17\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "We must pick x=17\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"abs%2817-2%29%3E0\", \"17=17\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"abs%2815%29%3E0\", \"17=17\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"15%3E0\", \"17=17\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Both those are true, so answer D can be true, so D is not the \r\n" );
document.write( "correct choice.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So either you copied the problem wrong, or the teacher gave you a \r\n" );
document.write( "botched problem.\r\n" );
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