Question

Solve |5x + 2| = 13

Answer 1

seeing how we have \[\left| x \right|\] it will never be a negative

Answer 2

Your next step is to subtract 2 from each side, so that you can get x alone and solve for x.

Answer 3

You then have 5x = 11. Solve from there by dividing by 5 on each side.

Answer 4

???

Answer 5

Okay, Jerry, the straight lines around 5x+2 just mean that your answer won't be negative, as Nick said.
From there, focus on the equation 5x+2 = 13
To solve this equation, you need to find what x is equal to.
To do this, you have to go step by step.
Your first step is to subtract 2 from each side. You have to subtract from each side to make everything even.
5x+2=13
-2 -2
5x=11

Do you see what I've done so far?

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

This equation means: 5x+2 is exactly 13 units from 0.
What are the numbers that are exactly 13 units from 0?

Answer 8

Let's allow the asker to answer the question.

Answer 9

Okay, Jerry.
Next we have to get JUST x, not 5x
To do this, we have to divide.
5x=11
-- --
5 5

Tell me what you get for 11 divided by 5.

Answer 10

Mertsj is explaining a visual way to look at this to help with future problems. Good luck!

Answer 11

@Cookieyumm I guess the asker no longer cares about this problem.

Answer 12

Maybe he understood from a previous explanation. Nice try explaining it, though, I see where you were going (:

Answer 13

these are the answers{3, -2.2}
{13, -13}
{2.2, -2.2}
{2.2, -3}

Answer 14

We are not going to tell you the answers. We will help YOU discover the answers.

Answer 15

This equation means: 5x+2 is exactly 13 units from 0.
What are the numbers that are exactly 13 units from 0?

Answer 16

Can you answer that question?

Answer 17

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