What is the answer to |j-5|=j+9 ?

The answer to |j-5|=j+9 is j=-2

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|j-5|=j+9

∣ j - 5 ∣ = j + 9

j = - 2

Solution steps

∣ j - 5 ∣ = j + 9

Find positive and negative intervals

j < 5, j \geq 5

Solve the inequality for each interval

j = - 2 or No Solution

j = - 2

∣ 6 x - 2 ∣ = 0

∣ x + 5 ∣ 3 = 1

\frac{∣ x ∣}{5 - 3} = 4

∣ 8 x + 5 ∣ + 5 = 3

∣ x ∣ - 2^{x} = 0