College Algebra (11th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321671791
ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-179-0

Chapter 1 - Review Exercises - Page 166: 115

Answer

$x=\dfrac43$, $x=-\dfrac27$

Work Step by Step

$|5x-1|=|2x+3|$ $5x-1=2x+3~~~~~~~~~~~\text{or}~~~~~~~~~~~~~5x-1=-(2x+3)$ $5x-2x=1+3~~~~~~~~~~~\text{or}~~~~~~~~~~~~~5x-1=-2x-3$ $3x=4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\text{or}~~~~~~~~~~~~~7x=-2$ $x=\dfrac43~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\text{or}~~~~~~~~~~~~~x=-\dfrac27$
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