What is the answer to |-3k-2|=20 ?

The answer to |-3k-2|=20 is k=-22/3 \lor k=6

Solve for k: |-3k-2|=20

The solution is k=-22/3 \lor k=6

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∣ - 3 k - 2 ∣ = 20

k = - \frac{22}{3} or k = 6

Decimal Notation

k = - 7.33333 \dots, k = 6

Solution steps

∣ - 3 k - 2 ∣ = 20

Apply absolute rule: If

∣ u ∣ = a, a > 0

then

u = a

u = - a

- 3 k - 2 = - 20 or - 3 k - 2 = 20

- 3 k - 2 = - 20 or - 3 k - 2 = 20

k = - \frac{22}{3} or k = 6

3 ∣ y - 2 ∣ - 9 = 0

2 ∣ 3 x - 6 ∣ + 1 = 5

∣ 3 x + 4 ∣ + 8 = 5

∣ - 5 x + 10 ∣ = 0

3 ∣ x - 7 ∣ + 6 = 27