SOLUTION: |2x-1|=5 2x-1=5 or 2x-1=-5 +1 +1 +1 +1 2x=6 or 2x=-4 /2 /2 /2 /2 x=3 or x=-2

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Question 337674: |2x-1|=5
2x-1=5 or 2x-1=-5
+1 +1 +1 +1
2x=6 or 2x=-4
/2 /2 /2 /2
x=3 or x=-2
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Correct.
You can always verify your answers by plugging them back into original equation.
abs%282x-1%29=5
abs%282%283%29-1%29=5
abs%286-1%29=5
abs%285%29=5
5=5
True.
abs%282%28-2%29-1%29=5
abs%28-4-1%29=5
abs%28-5%29=5
5=5
True.