Question

What is the solution set of |2x - 3| - 10 = -1

Answer 1

add 10 to both sides
then
|a|=b implies a=b and a=-b

Answer 2

a) 6 or -3
b) 6 or 3
c) 6 or -6
d) No solution

Answer 3

add 10 to both sides and what do you have?

Answer 4

|2x-3|=9

Answer 5

ok now from the property I showed above
we have
2x-3=9 and 2x-3=-9

Answer 6

can you solve each of these ?

Answer 7

add 3 to both sides... then divide 2 from both sides getting x by it self?

Answer 8

yep

Answer 9

what do you get?

Answer 10

show your work if your not sure

Answer 11

x=6 and x=-3

Answer 12

correct

Answer 13

so just isolate the |stuff| term and then set equal to the original number than the opposite sign of that same number

Answer 14

haha i feel smart!

Answer 15

:)

Answer 16

THANK YOU!

Answer 17

np