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(|5 - 3x | - 1) - ( 1 - 3x ) = 0

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(| 5 - 3x | - 1) - (1 - 3x) = 0

|5 - 3x| - 1 - 1 + 3x = 0

|5 - 3x| - 2 + 3x = 0

1) (5 - 3x) - 2 + 3x = 0, if 5 - 3x >= 0

3 = 0. has no solutions

2) -(5 - 3x) - 2 + 3x = 0, if 5 - 3x < 0

-5 + 3x - 2 + 3x = 0

6x = 7

x = 7/6

5 - 3x < 0

-3x < -5

x > 5/3.

has no solutions

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