SOLUTION: 7|4x-13|=35 I get confused on what to do with the 7??

Question 208109This question is from textbook glencoe mathematics
: 7|4x-13|=35 I get confused on what to do with the 7?? This question is from textbook glencoe mathematics

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation

Divide both sides by 7

Break up the absolute value (remember, if you have , then or )

or Set the expression equal to the original value 5 and it's opposite -5

Now lets focus on the first equation

Add 13 to both sides

Combine like terms on the right side

Divide both sides by 4 to isolate x

Divide

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Now lets focus on the second equation

Add 13 to both sides

Combine like terms on the right side

Divide both sides by 4 to isolate x

Reduce

So the solutions are or

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