SOLUTION: i am not able to solve this question please help me...... |1-x|=|2x+3|

Question 927106: i am not able to solve this question please help me......
|1-x|=|2x+3|
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An equation that looks like this typically
has a solution set of 2 values for
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The way to think of this is to simplify it
Suppose you have:

This looks like , but
also works ( definition of absolute value )
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Now go back to your problem and do the same thing
(1) works, but
(2) also works
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Solve:
(1)
(1)
(1)
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Solve:
(2)
(2)
(2)
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The solutions are:

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check:

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OK

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