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Solve for w.
|5w + 7) = |5w + 8)

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Solve for w. |5w + 7) = |5w + 8) please help :)-example-1

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Answer:

w=3/2

Explanation:


|5w+7|=|5w+8|\\5w + 7 =\pm (5w+8)\\5w + 7 = 5w + 8 \text{ or } 5w + 7 = -5w-8\\7 = 8 (\text{abusrd}) \text{ or } 10 w =15\\w= 15/10 = 3/2.

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