Answer:
x = -4 or x = 5
Explanation:
To solve the absolute value equation
|X| = k
where X is an expression in x, and k is a non-negative number,
solve the compound equation
X = k or X = -k
Here we have |2 - 4x| = 18
In this problem, the expression, X, is 2 - 4x, and the number, k, is 18.
We set the expression equal to the number, 2 - 4x = 18, and we set the expression equal to the negative of the number, 2 - 4x = -18. Then we solve both equations.
2 - 4x = 18 or 2 - 4x = -18
-4x = 16 or -4x = -20
x = -4 or x = 5