document.write( "Question 840657: Hi, my name is Grace Rogers and I'm having some trouble solving this equation:\r
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document.write( "|1-4x| +8 =13\r
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document.write( "I got one solution to be -1, but I can't get the other.
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document.write( "thanks for the help! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #506385 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x=3/2 x=-1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "+(1-4x) +8 =13 \n" ); document.write( "+(1-4x) =5 \n" ); document.write( "-4x=4 \n" ); document.write( "x=-4/4 \n" ); document.write( "x=-1 \n" ); document.write( "-(1-4x) +8 =13 \n" ); document.write( "-(1-4x) =5 \n" ); document.write( "4x-1=5 \n" ); document.write( "4x=6 \n" ); document.write( "x=6/4 \n" ); document.write( "x=3/2 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |