Question

Solve for x: −3|2x + 6| = −12

x = 1 and x = 5

x = −1 and x = −5

x = −9 and x = 3

No Solution

Answer 1

first bring the absolute value term on one side and everything else on the other
can you do that?

Answer 2

x = −1 and x = −5

Answer 3

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Solve+for+x%3A+%E2%88%923%7C2x+%2B+6%7C+%3D+%E2%88%9212

Answer 4

dont really get this problem

Answer 5

in future use this http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Answer 6

@supanick14 are you familiar with absolute value?

Answer 7

ok

Answer 8

ya but a little rusty

Answer 9

well
one thing you'd need to keep in mind with absolute values is that
when it's written

−3|2x + 6| = −12

they really mean
|2x+6| => +1(2x+6) AND -1(2x+6)

so, "x" will end up having 2 values, one for the 1st case, the +1, and one for the other case, the -1

Answer 10

so, −3|2x + 6| = −12 really means
-3 * +1(2x+6) = -12

AND

-3 * -1(2x+6) = -12

Answer 11

so, you solve each for "x", and you'd get the values :)