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Solve |4 - 2x| = |3x+ 2|.

User Andy Lynch
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Answer:

x=2/5, x=-6

Explanation:

|4 - 2x| = |3x+ 2| =

4-2x=3x+2

-2x-3x=2-4

-5x=-2

x=-2/-5=2/5 possibility 1

−2x+4=−(3x+2) possibility 2

−2x+4=−3x−2(Simplify both sides of the equation)

−2x+4+3x=−3x−2+3x

x+4=−2

x+4−4=−2−4(Subtract 4 from both sides)

x=−6

Check answers:

2/5(Works in original equation)

x=−6(Works in original equation)

User Georgina Skibinski
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:4 -2x=3x +2

4-2=3x+2x

2=5x

X=2/5

User Durilka
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