ash04perez ash04perez
  • 06-10-2020
  • Mathematics
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solve: |2x - 1| - 2 = 7

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littleM05 littleM05
  • 06-10-2020

Answer:

x =5

Step-by-step explanation:

transfer -2 to the other side it turns to +2

|2x-1|=7 +2

2x-1 =9

transfer -1 to the other side it turns to +1

2x=10

Divide both sides by 2

2x /2 = 10/2

x= 5

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jddjusiccnsu jddjusiccnsu
  • 06-10-2020
ok so first u add 2 to both sides
|2x-1|=5
then youre doing 2 equations
2x-1= 5 2x-1=-5
2x=6. 2x=-4
x=3. x=-2
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