SOLUTION: |x-1| = 5x+10

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Question 780466: |x-1| = 5x+10
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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absolute value means...
1) x-1=5x+10
or
2) x-1=-5x-10

so for 1...
4x=-11
x=-11/4 (extraneous)
and for 2...
-6x=9
x=-3/2