SOLUTION: This problem d - 25 = -9 is to be solved by finding the "absolute value" of D. Solving for d is only a part of what should be your final answer. This question is for extra cr

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Question 164404This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra 1
: This problem d - 25 = -9 is to be solved by finding the "absolute value" of D.
Solving for d is only a part of what should be your final answer.

This question is for extra credit from a recorded lesson teachlet and I cannot find an answer to it. Can you help with it?
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This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra 1

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abs%28d%29-25=-9
if so, then absolute value problems are really two problems in one: a positive and a negative solution.
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Positive solution:
d-25=-9
d=16
Negative solution:
-d-25=-9
-d=16
d=-16
d=16 and d=-16 are the two solutions.