What is the answer to 5|y|-6=6 ?

The answer to 5|y|-6=6 is y=-12/5 \lor y= 12/5

Solve for y: 5|y|-6=6

The solution is y=-12/5 \lor y= 12/5

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5 ∣ y ∣ - 6 = 6

y = - \frac{12}{5} or y = \frac{12}{5}

Decimal Notation

y = - 2.4, y = 2.4

Solution steps

5 ∣ y ∣ - 6 = 6

Move

6

to the right side

5 ∣ y ∣ = 12

Divide both sides by

5

∣ y ∣ = \frac{12}{5}

Apply absolute rule: If

∣ u ∣ = a, a > 0

then

u = a

u = - a

y = - \frac{12}{5} or y = \frac{12}{5}

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18 = 2 ∣ h ∣

5 = ∣ 2 x - 3 ∣

∣ 4 - 6 x ∣ + 4 = 36

∣ 6 x + 9 ∣ - 20 = 0