Answer
$x=5$.
Work Step by Step
$|2x+5|=3x$ implies $2x+5=3x\\x=5$ or $2x+5=-3x\\5=-5x\\x=-1$.
Here $x=-1$ is an extraneous solution. Thus $x=5$.
Algebra 2 (1st Edition)
by Larson, Ron; Boswell, Laurie; Kanold, Timothy D.; Stiff, Lee
Published by
McDougal Littell
ISBN 10:
0618595414
ISBN 13:
978-0-61859-541-9
Chapter 1, Equations and Inequalities - 1.7 Solve Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities - Guided Practice for Examples 1,2, and 3 - Page 53: 5
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