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Solve and graph the solution.
|4x-13| = 5x+4

User Erbridge
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Answer:

x = -1

Explanation:

/4x-13/ = 5x + 4

4x +5x = -13 +4

9 x = -9

9x = -9

x = -1

User Avianey
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Answer: x = -17

Explanation:

4x-13=5x+4

(4x-13)+(13-5x)=(5x+4)+(13-5x)

4x-13+13-5x=5x+4+13-5x

4x-5x-13+13=5x-5x+4+13

-x=17

x=-17

User Brian Webb
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