SOLUTION: What is the number of distinct solutions of the equation |x-|2x+1||=3?

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Question 1148537: What is the number of distinct solutions of the equation |x-|2x+1||=3?
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


when x = -1/2. So consider two cases, one with x < -1/2 and the other with x > -1/2.

Case 1: x < -1/2; 2x+1 < 0




The solution on the interval x < -1/2 is then





Case 2: x > -1/2; 2x+1 > 0




The solution on the interval x > -1/2 is then




ANSWER: There are two solutions to the equation: -4/3 and 2.

A graph, showing the intersection of the two graphs at x=-4/3 and x=2....




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