document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208939>Question 1208939</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve |3x - |2x + 1|| = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #847483 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20056)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=847483\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">\r\n" );
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document.write( "Four potential cases, putting all possible combinations of signs\r\n" );
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document.write( "Only the second and third cases turned out to be solutions!  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Solutions: x = 5 and x = -1\r\n" );
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