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Solve for x

|4x + 7| + 9 = 6

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Decimal form: x=0.75, -1, -2.10610722…
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|4x+7|+9=6

Add -9 to both sides.

|4x+7|+9+−9=6+−9

|4x+7|=−3

Solve Absolute Value.

|4x+7|=−3

No solutions. (Absolute value cannot be less than 0.)

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