Solve 33x+2=51. Check the solution.

Short Answer

Expert verified

The value of x is5and-579.

Step by step solution

01

- State the definition of absolute value.

The distance of a number from 0 in the number line is called the absolute value and since distance cannot be negative so absolute value is always positive.

02

- Solve the inequality.

If xis a number, then absolute value of xis written as x.

Here, the inequality is:

33x+2=51

Case 1:

a=b33x+2=519x+6=519x+66=5169x=45x=5

Or Case 2:

localid="1647864878307" a=b33x+2=519x+6=519x+66=5169x=57x=579

The solution is localid="1647864888907" 5and localid="1647864883682" -579

03

- Check the solution.

For case 1: x=5.

Check:

localid="1647865021481" 33x+2=5133×5+2=51315+2=51317=513×17=5151=51

Thus, it is correct.

For case 2: localid="1647864973875" x=-579.

Check:

localid="1647865031515" 33x+2=5133×579+2=51319+2=513-17=513×17=5151=51

Thus, it is also correct.

Here for localid="1647864903255" x=-579, the solution is also correct.

04

- State the conclusion.

Thus x=5andx=-579are the values of x

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