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Solve for x: −5|x + 1| = 10

1. x = 0
2. x = −3 and x = 1
3. x = −1 and x = 3
4. No solution
please explain how you got the answer so i know

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farzadkarim
First you have to get the absolute value by it self (im gonna use this ║ as absolute value bars)
-5║x+1║=10
since the -5 is be multiplied you divide to get it to the other side:
-5/-5║x+1║=10/-5
║x+1║=-2
the answer is NO SOLUTION cuz there are no values of x that makes this equation true

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