SOLUTION: what is the answer to: |3x - 1| = X + 5 ?

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Question 1000128: what is the answer to: |3x - 1| = X + 5 ?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, ikleyn:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the answer to: |3x - 1| = X + 5 ?
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3x+1 = x+5 or 3x+1 = -(x+5)
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2x = 4 or 4x = -6
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x = 2 or x = -3/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x = 3 and x = -1.



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