What is the answer to |2a+16|-18=14 ?

The answer to |2a+16|-18=14 is a=-24\lor a=8

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|2a+16|-18=14

∣ 2 a + 16 ∣ - 18 = 14

a = - 24 or a = 8

Solution steps

∣ 2 a + 16 ∣ - 18 = 14

Move

18

to the right side

∣ 2 a + 16 ∣ = 32

Apply absolute rule: If

∣ u ∣ = a, a > 0

then

u = a

u = - a

2 a + 16 = - 32 or 2 a + 16 = 32

2 a + 16 = - 32 or 2 a + 16 = 32

a = - 24 or a = 8

∣ b + 5 ∣ = b - 2

∣ a - 1 ∣ = 1212

∣ 2 x + 7 ∣ + 11 = 3

2 x = ∣ 2 x ∣ + 4

∣ 6 x - 1 ∣ = 2

What is the answer to |2a+16|-18=14 ?
The answer to |2a+16|-18=14 is a=-24\lor a=8
Solve for a: |2a+16|-18=14
The solution is a=-24\lor a=8