Question

How do you solve? |c-24|=7c

Answer 1

either

c-24 = 7c

c-24 = -7c

8c = 24

c = 3 <<< (1)

6c = -24

c = -4 <<< (2)

c = {1, -4}

Answer 2

My teacher says that c=3 how is that possible?

Answer 3

in abs values you have two cases

Answer 4

Ok so the answer is 1 and -4 ?

Answer 5

example :
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8aqxfb2eZ7s/VMZFn2xl1MI/AAAAAAAABx8/m2dZGGb7etU/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-01-26%2Bat%2B8.47.55%2BAM.png

Answer 6

Ok I get that there is two answers but can you help me solve my equation. ?

Answer 7

@TrojanPoem pardon for your derrange but above the values what you get are

3 and -4 not 1 and -4

you changed the 3 on 1

please correct

ty.

Answer 8

Typo, during combing in a set.

Answer 9

Your teacher is right, abs can only yield a positive answer , so

in case of -4

28 = -28 ( which is incorrect)

so the only answer is 3

Answer 10

Ok thank you

Answer 11

So when I write the work down for -4 how would y write it down?

Answer 12

@TheSmartOne