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OpenStudy (anonymous):

|5x-5|=-12

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\(\normalsize\color{blue}{ │ 5x-5|=-12 }\) gives 2 possiblities, \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ 5x-5=-12~~~~~~~~\rm{or}~~~~~~~~5x-5=12 }\)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

can you solve each one?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah thanks :) -1.4 and 1.4

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

no

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

the first one is good, the second one is not

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\(\normalsize\color{purple}{ 5x-5=-12}\) \(\normalsize\color{purple}{ 5x-5=12}\) \(\normalsize\color{purple}{ 5x=-7}\) \(\normalsize\color{purple}{ 5x=17}\) \(\normalsize\color{purple}{x=-1.4}\) \(\normalsize\color{purple}{ x=3.4}\)

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