Question

Solve absolute value
2|3x + 1| − 1 = 29.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

first add 1 to both sides, and then divide by 2 to isolate the |3x+1| term.

Answer 2

tell me what you have

Answer 3

I got 4.6 and -5

Answer 4

um try what I told you

Answer 5

2|3x + 1| − 1 = 29
add 1 to both sides
2|3x+1|=30
divide by 2
|3x+1|=15

Answer 6

do you see?

Answer 7

yeah I got that then I solve right?

Answer 8

ok to solve |a|=b ---> a=-b and a=b

Answer 9

so you have 3x+1=15 and 3x+1=-15

Answer 10

is this what you did?

Answer 11

yeah 3x+1=15 =4.66

Answer 12

the other one though I did wrong for some reason

Answer 13

i had 3x+1=-14

Answer 14

done write it like this 3x+1=15 =4.66 that implies 15=4.66

Answer 15

but I get what your saying

Answer 16

ok you got it from here then?

Answer 17

the other is -16/3

Answer 18

-5.333 yes

Answer 19

you see what i did was solve from up top as 2 I3x+1I -1=29 and 2 I3x+1I -1=-29

Answer 20

meh stupid software would've counted it as wrong still. thanks!

Answer 21

don't use decimal, write -16/3