Question

|26 - 4c| = - 2help me please

Answer 1

The given equation is

`|26-4c|=-2`

Remember that an absolute value equation is rewritten as two other equations

`\begin{gathered} 26-4c=-2 \\ 26-4c=-(-2) \end{gathered}`

Let's solve both equations

`26-4c=-2\rightarrow-4c=-2-26\rightarrow-4c=-28\rightarrow c=(-28)/(-4)=7`
`26-4c=-(-2)\rightarrow26-4c=2\rightarrow-4c=2-26\rightarrow c=(-24)/(-4)=6`

Therefore, the solutions are 7 and 6.