Answer:
x = 5/3 x = -1
Step-by-step explanation:
|3x–1|=4
The solution to an absolute value equation has a positive and a negative solution
3x-1 =4 3x-1 = -4
Add 1 to each side
3x-1+1 = 4+1 3x-1+1 = -4+1
3x =5 3x = -3
Divide by 3
3x/3 = 5/3 3x/3 = -3/3
x=1 2/3,x=-1
There are two solutions. In the first solution, 3x=4-1=4 so x=1 2/3
The second solution is when 3x-1 equals negative 4 but because of the absolute value, is positive 4. In this case, it would be x=-1
