What is the answer to |1-3a|=29 ?

The answer to |1-3a|=29 is a=-28/3 \lor a=10

Solve for a: |1-3a|=29

The solution is a=-28/3 \lor a=10

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∣ 1 - 3 a ∣ = 29

a = - \frac{28}{3} or a = 10

Decimal Notation

a = - 9.33333 \dots, a = 10

Solution steps

∣ 1 - 3 a ∣ = 29

Apply absolute rule: If

∣ u ∣ = a, a > 0

then

u = a

u = - a

1 - 3 a = - 29 or 1 - 3 a = 29

1 - 3 a = - 29 or 1 - 3 a = 29

a = - \frac{28}{3} or a = 10

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