SOLUTION: 1/6 (4x-8)=6x ()= absolute value signs

Question 239608: 1/6 (4x-8)=6x
()= absolute value signs
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply both sides by 6:

Apply the definition of the absolute value function:

So:

Solve both equations for

. One value will be negative which would make the RHS of the original equation negative. Since the absolute value function cannot have a negative output, the negative root of this equation must be excluded.

John

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