SOLUTION: |5x + 9| + 6 = 9, i got one answer but not the other. how do i solve the other answer (my nswer is -6/5)

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Question 452943: |5x + 9| + 6 = 9, i got one answer but not the other. how do i solve the other answer (my nswer is -6/5)
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|5x + 9| + 6 = 9, i got one answer but not the other. how do i solve the other answer (my nswer is -6/5)
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|5x+9|+6=9
|5x+9|=3
for (5x+9)>0
5x+9=3
5x=-6
x=-6/5
..
for (5x+9)<0
-|5x+9|=3
-5x-9=3
-5x=12
x=-12/5