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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How to solve this absolute value equation. Only users sure of this reply

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\left| x ^{2}-4x+3 \right|+2x+5=0\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

And answer is \[\huge \left\{ -4, -1-\sqrt{3} \right\}\]

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\(\normalsize\color{blue}{ │x^2-4x+3│+2x+5=0\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ │x^2-4x+3│=-2x-5\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) then you get 2 possibilities. possibility 1, \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x^2-4x+3=-2x-5\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) possibility 2, \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x^2-4x+3=+2x+5\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

set builder notation :D I was never a fan of it though...

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Do you need more assistance solving it ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I have gone mad thank you lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

my brain is not working

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

1) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x^2-4x+3+2x+5=0\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) 2) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x^2-4x+3+2x+5=0\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

1) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x^2-4x+3+2x+5=0\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x^2-2x+8=0\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x^2-2x+1=-7\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ (x-1)^2=-7\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ (x-1)=±i\sqrt{7}\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x=1±i\sqrt{7}\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

2) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x^2-4x+3-2x-5=0\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x^2-6x-2=0\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x^2-6x-2+11=0+11\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x^2-6x+9=11\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ (x-3)^2=11\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x-3=±\sqrt{11}\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ x=3±\sqrt{11}\LARGE\color{white}{ \rm │ }}\)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

This is it, and there are 4 solutions (because you have quadratic, this is 3 already, and PLUS the absolute value.)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

this is *2 already

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you but i got it

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