What is the answer to |8x+2|=50 ?

The answer to |8x+2|=50 is x=-13/2 \lor x=6

Solve for x: |8x+2|=50

The solution is x=-13/2 \lor x=6

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∣ 8 x + 2 ∣ = 50

x = - \frac{13}{2} or x = 6

Decimal Notation

x = - 6.5, x = 6

Solution steps

∣ 8 x + 2 ∣ = 50

Apply absolute rule: If

∣ u ∣ = a, a > 0

then

u = a

u = - a

8 x + 2 = - 50 or 8 x + 2 = 50

8 x + 2 = - 50 or 8 x + 2 = 50

x = - \frac{13}{2} or x = 6

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