SOLUTION: solve each equation or inequality
|2x-6|=81
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Question 174191This question is from textbook algebra 1
: solve each equation or inequality
|2x-6|=81
This question is from textbook algebra 1
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation
Break up the absolute value (remember, if you have , then or )
or Set the expression equal to the original value 81 and it's opposite -81
Now lets focus on the first equation
Add 6 to both sides
Combine like terms on the right side
Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x
Reduce
Now lets focus on the second equation
Add 6 to both sides
Combine like terms on the right side
Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x
Reduce
So the solutions are:
and
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