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To solve the system of equations, what we can start by doing, is by solving for x or by solving for y in the second equation here.
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When we isolate y, we get that 2y is equal to x plus 1, so y is equal to 1 half x plus 1 half.
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And now what we can do is equate to these two parts of the equations because they're both equal to y.
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So we have the absolute value of x minus 1 is equal to 1⁄2x plus 1 half.
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Adding one to both sides, we get the absolute value of x is equal to 1 half of x plus 3 halves.
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Now recall the textbook that if we have an absolute value here, we can split this into two different equations.
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So let's move all this up, and we can split this into the equation.
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X is equal to 1 half of x plus 3 over 2, or x is equal to 1 half negative 1 half x plus 3 over 2.
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So if we solve for both equations, in this one, we can subtract 1 .5x from both sides to get 1 half x is equal to 3 over 2, so that x is equal to 3...