Question

i need help solving an inequality with absolute value bars

Answer 1

\[3\left| 2x-1 \right|=-21\]

Answer 2

inequality?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

that is an equality

Answer 5

|a| = b implies a = b or a = -b
so
3|2x-1|=-21
solve for the |term|
|2x-1| = -7
now we have to solve two things
2x-1 = -7 and 2x-1 = 7

Answer 6

Not really possible.

Answer 7

o yeah lol

Answer 8

sorry im out of it

Answer 9

If k is always positive, then 3k must be positive.

Answer 10

@zzr0ck3r I understand why you did what you did, but in reality, there is no solution.

Answer 11

|anything| is always positive or 0
so
3|anything| is always positive or 0

Answer 12

yeah yeah, I just didn't notice:)

Answer 13

do you understand @danny562 ?