SOLUTION: |x-7|=|2x+1| x-7=2x+1 -x -x -7=x+1 -1 -1 -8=x x-7=-(2x+1) x=7-(2x+1)

Question 164906: |x-7|=|2x+1|
x-7=2x+1
-x -x
-7=x+1
-1 -1
-8=x
x-7=-(2x+1)
x=7-(2x+1)

Answer by MRperkins(300) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
once you get x=-8 you plug it into the equation.
|x-7|=|2x+1|
|(-8)-7|=|2(-8)+1|
|-15|=|-16+1|
|-15|=|-15|
15=15
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