Question

how do i do this correctly my profesor sed im missing sum steps and why i changed the 2 to a 1 i had help from a previus person but i dont know what i did wron

2*│x-4│=2
2*│x-4│=1 2*│x-4│=-1
2x=1+4 2x=-1+4
x=5/2 x=3/2

Answer 1

Is the original equation 2|x - 4| = 2?

Answer 2

If so the first step is to divide both sides by 2.

Answer 3

yes 2|x - 4| = 2 is the first one

Answer 4

Can you do the first step?

Answer 5

do i devide |x - 4| by 2?

Answer 6

divide 2|x - 4| by 2, left side and divide 2 by 2, right side

Answer 7

What you get?

Answer 8

2/x-1/2=1

Answer 9

2|x - 4| / 2 = |x - 4|
2/2 = 1

Answer 10

i think i keep the | right?

Answer 11

You now have:
|x - 4| = 1

Answer 12

i see

Answer 13

Can you continue from here?

Answer 14

Anything unclear at this step?

Answer 15

this is the next step right?

│x-4│=1 │x-4│=-1

Answer 16

Right, its correct

Answer 17

But without absolute value symbols

Answer 18

x - 4 = 1
x - 4 = -1

Answer 19

Can you solve it from here?

Answer 20

i see ok ok

Answer 21

What is your solutions then?

Answer 22

x-4=1 x-4=-1
x=1+4 x=1+4
X=5/1 X=3/1

Answer 23

right?

Answer 24

Why you put x = 5/1, it should be x = 5, same with the other one. Otherwise all good, well done!

Answer 25

oh yah i grabd the 1 from the x basecly 1x but now that you day that yah it is done!

Answer 26

waw thx its correct

Answer 27

i can finally get my highschool degree after completing this last thing

Answer 28

Just to recap I'll add full solution here:

2|x - 4| = 2
|x - 4| = 1
x - 4 = 1 x - 4 = - 1
x = 1 + 4 x = -1 + 4
x = 5 x = 3

Thanks and good luck with your assignment!

Answer 29

u too have a nice day