SOLUTION: How do you solve : Y=-4|x|+3

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Question 917512: How do you solve :
Y=-4|x|+3
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y=-4|x|+3
y=0, write it
-4|x| + 3 = 0
subtract 3 from both sides
-4|x| = -3
multiply both sides by -1
4|x| = 3
divide both sides by 4
|x| = 3/4
remove the absolutes, you have two solutions
x = 3/4
and
x = -3/4