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How do you solve #|8x - 11| = x + 5#?

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Jun 29, 2018

The solutions are #S={2/3, 16/7}#

Explanation:

Solve this equation with absolute values as follows :

#{(8x-11=x+5),(-8x+11=x+5):}#

#=>#, #{(7x=16),(9x=6):}#

#=>#, #{(x=16/7),(x=6/9=2/3):}#

graph{|8x-11|-x-5 [-7.38, 10.4, -2.316, 6.574]}

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