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Elanso [62]
3 years ago
11

Solve the absolute value equation | 3x+1 | = 1

Mathematics
1 answer:
bazaltina [42]3 years ago
5 0
Let's solve your equation step-by-step.

<span><span>|<span><span>3x</span>+1</span>|</span>=1

</span>Solve Absolute Value.

<span><span>|<span><span>3x</span>+1</span>|</span>=1

</span>We know either <span><span><span>3x</span>+1</span>=1 </span>or <span><span><span>3x</span>+1</span>=<span>−<span>1

</span></span></span><span><span><span>3x</span>+1</span>=1</span>(Possibility 1)

<span><span><span><span>3x</span>+1</span>−1</span>=<span>1−1</span></span>(Subtract 1 from both sides)

<span><span>3x</span>=0

</span><span><span><span>3x/</span>3 </span>= <span>0/3</span></span>(Divide both sides by 3)

<span><span><span>3x</span>+1</span>=<span>−1</span></span>(Possibility 2)

<span><span><span><span>3x</span>+1</span>−1</span>=<span><span>−1</span>−1</span></span>(Subtract 1 from both sides)

<span><span>3x</span>=<span>−<span>2

</span></span></span><span>x=<span>0

</span></span><span><span><span>3x/</span>3 </span>= <span><span>−2/</span>3</span></span>(Divide both sides by 3)

<span>x=<span><span>−2/</span><span>3

</span></span></span>Answer:

<span><span>x=<span><span>0<span> or </span></span>x</span></span>=<span><span>−2/</span>3</span></span>
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