SOLUTION: 1/6 (4x-8)=6x ()= absolute value signs

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Question 239608: 1/6 (4x-8)=6x
()= absolute value signs
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Multiply both sides by 6:



Apply the definition of the absolute value function:



So:



or



Solve both equations for . One value will be negative which would make the RHS of the original equation negative. Since the absolute value function cannot have a negative output, the negative root of this equation must be excluded.

John