Question

Solve for x -5|x+1|=10

Answer 1

start with
\[5|x+10|=x-10\]

Answer 2

then break in to two cases
if \(x\geq -1\) then \(|x+1|=x+1\)
in that case, solve
\[5(x+1)=x-10\]

Answer 3

oh i made a typo above, sorry
should be
\[5|x+1|=x-10\]

Answer 4

Okay, but what would x be?