Question

Solve for x. (You will have two answers.) *
|3x - 5| = 11
Your answer

Answer 1

13x=11+51(collecting like terms)

13x=62

make X subject of formular

X = 62/13

X= 4.76 or 4.8

Answer 2

x = 16/3 , -2

Explanation:

Solving an absolute value equation

|3x - 5| = 11

Separate into two equations, one positive and one negative.

3x-5 = 11 and 3x-5 = -11

Add 5 to all sides

3x-5+5 = 11+5 3x-5+5 = -11+5

3x = 16 3x = -6

Divide by 3

3x/3 = 16/3 3x/3 = -6/3

x = 16/3 x = -2