Question

|2t|-5=7

Answer 1

Lets solve this step by step!

Answer 2

ok

Answer 3

First step add 5 to both sides. What do you get.

Answer 4

7+5?

Answer 5

No. Here -> |2t| -5 + 5 = 7 + 5

Answer 6

What do you get now?

Answer 7

12

Answer 8

Correct what does the equation look like :)?

Answer 9

one of my options say t=12 or-12

Answer 10

is that my answer ?

Answer 11

First of all we are working this out, So you can either take that as your answer and risk getting it wrong or you will work this out with me and get the correct answer :). Now the equation i asked would look this -> |2t| = 12

Answer 12

ok

Answer 13

So now we solve for the absolute value, we know that either 2t =12 or 2t = -12

Answer 14

2t =12 (1 possibility)

Answer 15

We divide both sides by 2 giving you what?

Answer 16

6

Answer 17

Yes exactly t = 6

Answer 18

thank you, can you help me with one more?

Answer 19

Now lets solve the absolute for 2t = -12 (Possibility 2)

Answer 20

We are not done yet.

Answer 21

ok

Answer 22

Now divide both of those sides by 2, what do you get.

Answer 23

divide the 12 by 2?

Answer 24

Yes divide -12 by 2.

Answer 25

-6

Answer 26

Correct, t = -6 so your answer would be... t = 6 or t = -6

Answer 27

ok thanx

Answer 28

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Answer 29

Thanks for clicking best response. :)!

Answer 30

Open up your next question in a new post and close this one, also tag me just in case i do not see your post ^-^

Answer 31

ok