SOLUTION: |x+5|=3x-7

Question 670131: |x+5|=3x-7
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|x+5| = 3x-7
...
x+5 = 3x-7
5 + 7 = 3x - x
12 = 2x
x = 6
...
AND
-(x+5) = 3x-7
-x - 5 = 3x - 7
-5 + 7 = 3x + x
2 = 4x
x =
...
Two solutions: 6 and
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