SOLUTION: |6v + 18| = 12

Question 608102: |6v + 18| = 12
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 12 and it's opposite -12

Now lets focus on the first equation

Subtract 18 from both sides

Combine like terms on the right side

Divide both sides by 6 to isolate v

Divide

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Now lets focus on the second equation

Subtract 18 from both sides

Combine like terms on the right side

Divide both sides by 6 to isolate v

Divide

So the solutions to are:

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