4.8k views
4 votes
What is the anwser

-2|7x-1|= 14

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer: -3/4

Step-by-step explanation: Lucky I just learned about this last week! Multiply 7 and -1 by -2 which makes the equation -14x + 2 = 14. Subtract 2 from both sides to make -16x = 12. Then divide each side by -16 and you get -3/4 = x.

Nice helping out!

User Dave Loepr
by
3.1k points
2 votes

Answer:

There are no solutions.

Explanation:

Hello!

Isolate the absolute value equation first:

  • -2|7x - 1| = 14
  • |7x - 1| = -7

Now stop and think.

An absolute value equation always has a positive outcome, because you are finding the positive value of what's inside. The outcome here is negative, so there is no value of x that makes it so that the absolute value is negative.

So the solution is No Solutions.

User Tiago Coutinho
by
3.1k points