How do you solve $| 2x + 5 | = 3$ ?

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How do you solve $| 2x + 5 | = 3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-04T21:29:30

$x=-1$
$x=-4$

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$2x+5=3$
or
$2x=3-5$
or
$2x=-2$
or
$x=-2/2$
or
$x=-1$ -------------Ans $1$
Now consider
$2x+5=-3$
or
$2x=-3-5$
or
$2x=-8$
or
$x=-8/2$
or
$x=-4$ --------------Ans $2$

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