What is the answer to |2-9p|=25 ?

The answer to |2-9p|=25 is p=-23/9 \lor p=3

Solve for p: |2-9p|=25

The solution is p=-23/9 \lor p=3

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∣ 2 - 9 p ∣ = 25

p = - \frac{23}{9} or p = 3

Decimal Notation

p = - 2.55555 \dots, p = 3

Solution steps

∣ 2 - 9 p ∣ = 25

Apply absolute rule: If

∣ u ∣ = a, a > 0

then

u = a

u = - a

2 - 9 p = - 25 or 2 - 9 p = 25

2 - 9 p = - 25 or 2 - 9 p = 25

p = - \frac{23}{9} or p = 3

∣ y + 7 ∣ = 2 y + 5

∣ 1 - 3 t ∣ + 2 = 15

∣ - 3 + k ∣ = 1

∣ x - 5 ∣ = 1 - 2 x

2 ∣ 5 - 3 x ∣ = x + 8