What is the answer to |5r-7|=38 ?

The answer to |5r-7|=38 is r=-31/5 \lor r=9

Solve for r: |5r-7|=38

The solution is r=-31/5 \lor r=9

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∣ 5 r - 7 ∣ = 38

r = - \frac{31}{5} or r = 9

Decimal Notation

r = - 6.2, r = 9

Solution steps

∣ 5 r - 7 ∣ = 38

Apply absolute rule: If

∣ u ∣ = a, a > 0

then

u = a

u = - a

5 r - 7 = - 38 or 5 r - 7 = 38

5 r - 7 = - 38 or 5 r - 7 = 38

r = - \frac{31}{5} or r = 9

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