document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204695>Question 1204695</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for all values of yy in simplest form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "open vertical bar, y, minus, 12, close vertical bar, equals, 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "∣y−12∣=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Using formal algebra and the standard method for working the problem....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28y-12%29=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28y-12%29=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-12=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-12=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > OR <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-12=-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-12=-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=16%2B12=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=16%2B12=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > OR <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-16%2B12=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-16%2B12=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWERS: y=28 and y=-4<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In many problems involving absolute value, the work can be done informally, using the concept that \"<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28y-12%29=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28y-12%29=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\" means the distance between y and 12 is 16.  That gives us, quickly,<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWERS: 12+16 = 28 and 12-16 = -4<br><BR>\n" );
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