SOLUTION: what is the value of x...... ||5x+2|-20|=6

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Question 500043: what is the value of x......
||5x+2|-20|=6

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what is the value of x......
||5x+2|-20|=6
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solve for two conditions:
||5x+2|-20|=6
consider (5x+2)>0
|5x+2-20|=6
5x-18=6
5x=24
x=24/5
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consider (5x+2)<0
|-5x-2-20|=6
-5x-22=6
-5x=28
x=-28/5
Check:
for x=24/5
||5x+2|-20|
24+2-20=6
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for x=-28/5
||5x+2|-20|
-28+2-20=6