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Sacred Haven of Debauchery

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In problem number nine, the squares and roots are removed from both parentheses, but the absolute value remains. The first expression (|5-x|) changes to its opposite because x > 5, so when we remove the absolute value, we get (x-5). The second expression remains as is, and the absolute value is removed. The x's cancel out, and we get 8-5 = ?. I don't even know what to do next...

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I know how to solve Pasha and his friends' problem, but I can't be bothered.

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The first equation in the second picture is also easy to solve: bring it to a common denominator, set the numerator and denominator to zero, and then the interval method makes it easy to solve.
O God of Earth and Altar,
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.


G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal