What is the answer to |8w+5|=21 ?

The answer to |8w+5|=21 is w=-13/4 \lor w=2

Solve for w: |8w+5|=21

The solution is w=-13/4 \lor w=2

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∣ 8 w + 5 ∣ = 21

w = - \frac{13}{4} or w = 2

Solution steps

∣ 8 w + 5 ∣ = 21

Apply absolute rule: If

∣ u ∣ = a, a > 0

then

u = a

u = - a

8 w + 5 = - 21 or 8 w + 5 = 21

8 w + 5 = - 21 or 8 w + 5 = 21

w = - \frac{13}{4} or w = 2

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