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OpenStudy (anonymous):
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|2x-1|-4=3
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
help me understand?
pooja195 (pooja195):
add the 4 to both sides
pooja195 (pooja195):
That way it will be easier to solve this and we can isolate the statement from any numbers out of the bars
OpenStudy (anonymous):
|2x-1|=7
OpenStudy (anonymous):
then?
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pooja195 (pooja195):
now set up 2 equations... do you know what the equations would look like/
OpenStudy (anonymous):
no?
pooja195 (pooja195):
We know either
\[\huge ~\rm~2x−1=7 ~~~~~~or ~~~~~~2x−1=−7\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok.. next?
pooja195 (pooja195):
solve and you will end up with TWO solutuions
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
how? Its just absolute value? the answer is always positive...
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i just need step by step how to
OpenStudy (anonymous):
next???
pooja195 (pooja195):
We need to solve the equations now. We set up to equations to show that
\[\huge~\rm~|2x-1|\]
either equations
positive 7 or negative 7
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok.. next?
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pooja195 (pooja195):
We know either
\[\huge ~\rm~2x−1=7 ~~~~~~or ~~~~~~2x−1=−7\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok.. next
pooja195 (pooja195):
solve
OpenStudy (anonymous):
x=-3 or x=4
OpenStudy (anonymous):
|2x-1|+4=3
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
2x-1=-1 ??
OpenStudy (anonymous):
not solvable!!?
pooja195 (pooja195):
\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Adrianna765
x=-3 or x=4
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
this is right
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok.. thanks!!!
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