Question

Solve for x x2 - 3|x - 2| - 4x = - 6

Answer 1

X=2

2
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
−
4
x
=
−
6
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
−
4
x
+
2
=
−
6
Step 1: Add 4x to both sides.
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
−
4
x
+
2
+
4
x
=
−
6
+
4
x
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
+
2
=
4
x
−
6
Step 2: Add -2 to both sides.
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
+
2
+
−
2
=
4
x
−
6
+
−
2
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
=
4
x
−
8
Step 3: Divide both sides by -3.
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
−
3
=
4
x
−
8
−
3
|
x
−
2
|
=
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
Step 4: Solve Absolute Value.
|
x
−
2
|
=
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
We know either
x
−
2
=
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
or
x
−
2
=
−
(
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
)
x
−
2
=
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
(Possibility 1)
x
−
2
+
4
3
x
=
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
+
4
3
x
(Add 4/3x to both sides)
7
3
x
−
2
=
8
3
7
3
x
−
2
+
2
=
8
3
+
2
(Add 2 to both sides)
7
3
x
=
14
3
(
3
7
)
*
(
7
3
x
)
=
(
3
7
)
*
(
14
3
)
(Multiply both sides by 3/7)
x
=
2
x
−
2
=
−
(
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
)
(Possibility 2)
x
−
2
=
4
3
x
+
−
8
3
(Simplify both sides of the equation)
x
−
2
−
4
3
x
=
4
3
x
+
−
8
3
−
4
3
x
(Subtract 4/3x from both sides)
−
1
3
x
−
2
=
−
8
3
−
1
3
x
−
2
+
2
=
−
8
3
+
2
(Add 2 to both sides)
−
1
3
x
=
−
2
3
(
3
−
1
)
*
(
−
1
3
x
)
=
(
3
−
1
)
*
(
−
2
3
)
(Multiply both sides by 3/(-1))
x
=

2
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
−
4
x
=
−
6
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
−
4
x
+
2
=
−
6
Step 1: Add 4x to both sides.
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
−
4
x
+
2
+
4
x
=
−
6
+
4
x
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
+
2
=
4
x
−
6
Step 2: Add -2 to both sides.
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
+
2
+
−
2
=
4
x
−
6
+
−
2
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
=
4
x
−
8
Step 3: Divide both sides by -3.
−
3
(
|
x
−
2
|
)
−
3
=
4
x
−
8
−
3
|
x
−
2
|
=
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
Step 4: Solve Absolute Value.
|
x
−
2
|
=
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
We know either
x
−
2
=
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
or
x
−
2
=
−
(
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
)
x
−
2
=
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
(Possibility 1)
x
−
2
+
4
3
x
=
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
+
4
3
x
(Add 4/3x to both sides)
7
3
x
−
2
=
8
3
7
3
x
−
2
+
2
=
8
3
+
2
(Add 2 to both sides)
7
3
x
=
14
3
(
3
7
)
*
(
7
3
x
)
=
(
3
7
)
*
(
14
3
)
(Multiply both sides by 3/7)
x
=
2
x
−
2
=
−
(
−
4
3
x
+
8
3
)
(Possibility 2)
x
−
2
=
4
3
x
+
−
8
3
(Simplify both sides of the equation)
x
−
2
−
4
3
x
=
4
3
x
+
−
8
3
−
4
3
x
(Subtract 4/3x from both sides)
−
1
3
x
−
2
=
−
8
3
−
1
3
x
−
2
+
2
=
−
8
3
+
2
(Add 2 to both sides)
−
1
3
x
=
−
2
3
(
3
−
1
)
*
(
−
1
3
x
)
=
(
3
−
1
)
*
(
−
2
3
)
(Multiply both sides by 3/(-1))
x
=
2