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Math! Yes, I know you all love math. I've got my self in an interesting situation but I do not care to tell as you do not care to hear. At any rate, I need the worked out solution for two math problems on topics I have but long forgotten. If this "contest" goes well I will post the details of my millions in winnings.

|x-4|=2x+1 Simple, but the answer I had just seems wrong. I believe you have to set it to x-4>0, then bring it to x>4. And the other side x-4<or=0, then x<or=4 but there do I go from there? Or have I already taken a wrong turn.

|d-149.5|=2.5 Solve for minimum and or maximum values. I'm just completely dumbstruck on this question.

Disclaimer: This isn't homework everyone, it is for a contest which requires me to go back into my math 20 days, problem is, I don't remember sh[b][/b]it from math 20. Oh and yes, I did first say I wouldn't explain myself and now I partially have. For those people keeping track this closely, GFY.

I'd like to nominate this sentence for the "GFY of the Year" award.

And don't forget "Tricked you with a misleading title award." Heh, maybe not the most prestigous but I will take it.

Edited, Mon Nov 14 23:39:38 2005 by LtGoose

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fu[/i]ck you algebra

[i]Edited, Tue Nov 15 00:47:28 2005 by Leondol

Goose, here is some math you should learn.


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That is all.

no negative value will statisfy this question the only possible answer is 1 I cant believe a buncha wow nerds couldn't get this one maybe they should make people take an IQ test before you can make an account. =)
BTW communtive property doesnt work in this situation because if it did the original statement would be proven wrong with the answer of -5 cuz inless im smoking crack |-9|=9 and 9 does not equal (-5*2)+1 or -9

As for the second question i think some one already got it but incase they were wrong your max value is 152 and your minimum is 147 is it really that hard to add 149.5 to 2.5 and -2.5?

Edited, Tue Nov 15 11:10:39 2005 by Alphahammer

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~Nick Herbert

Ok, lets see here. This is just a guess on my part.

The second question is easier than the first one for me, so let me start with that.

I have no idea how to do an aboslute value sign on this darn keyboard. Bah. Sorry, just pretend brackets are an absolute value sign, ok?

{d-149.5}=2.5

Ok. The rule is {x}=a. If a is a positive number, then {x} is equal to {x}=a or {x}=-a. Basically, since we are dealing with absolute value, whatever is in there can be positive or negative. Since it is a variable, you don't know.

To solve:

{d-149.5}=2.5 is equivalent to
d-149.5=2.5 OR d-149.5=-2.5

Solve both equations for d

The soltions are both 152 and -152. If you graph an absolute value equation, it is in a V shape, crossing the line 2.5 in two different places, giving you a visiual reason as to why there are two answers.

The next problem, {x-4}=2x+1 seems more tricky to me. If you look at the rule, you see that X could be positive or negative, but X is also hanging out ouside of the absolute value sign. Graphing this equation, I am getting one place where the lines intersect, X=1. But why...hrm.

Math hurts. Hopefully I helped with the first problem. I am sure 1 is the answer to the second, just can't tell you why, heh.