SOLUTION: |x-1| -----=|1-x|+5 -3

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Question 455179: |x-1|
-----=|1-x|+5
-3
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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|x-1|
-----=|1-x|+5
-3
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|x-1| = -3|1-x| -15
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But |1-x| = |x-1|
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So, 4|x-1| = -15
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No solution since an absolute value cannot be negative.
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Cheers,
Stan H.