SOLUTION: Hi. I'm not sure how to start this problem: the absolute value of 2x+1=absolute value of x My computer won't allow me to use the symbols,sorry.

Question 477308: Hi. I'm not sure how to start this problem:
the absolute value of 2x+1=absolute value of x
My computer won't allow me to use the symbols,sorry.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
By trial and error, I found that
and are solutions.
Then, I found that if you square both sides,
The squares will be positive no matter what, so
I can write

The solutions to this are the ones I found.
Evidently this is the way to solve the problem
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