SOLUTION: Solve the equation. Check for extraneous solutions. |8X-1|=6x

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Question 491259: Solve the equation. Check for extraneous solutions. |8X-1|=6x
Answer by ptth176(50) About Me  (Show Source):
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|8X-1|=6x
=> 8x-1=6x or 8x-1=-6x
=>2x=1 or 14x=1
=>x=1/2 or x=1/14