SOLUTION: |2x-5|=9 ________ 5 how do I do this

Question 1023998: |2x-5|=9
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5
how do I do this
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
abs(2x-5)/5=9

Solve first for the absolute value.

Review the definition of absolute value on your own, paying attention to both the described meaning AND the graphical meaning on a number line.

Your equation now has two conditions to solve for.

EITHER OR .
The first one is for the condition of 2x-5 being non-negative; and the second one is for the condtion of 2x-5 being negative.

First one,

Second one,

ANSWER: x is 25 or -20.
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