[Help] - 5| x + 1| = -10 Updates to this post /post/276443-5-x-1-10 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:25 +0100 Reply from NoGifts /post/276443-5-x-1-10#reply-5014379 I love math. Yes, two answers.

]]> NoGifts Sat, 16 May 2009 00:44:38 +0100 Reply from Anonymous /post/276443-5-x-1-10#reply-5014338 there are two possible graphical answers. 1 and -3. :)

]]> Anonymous Sat, 16 May 2009 00:16:22 +0100 Reply from darkness_and_stars /post/276443-5-x-1-10#reply-5014334 Does that mean i was right? -3?

]]> darkness_and_stars Sat, 16 May 2009 00:13:17 +0100 Reply from Anonymous /post/276443-5-x-1-10#reply-5014324 first ones right

]]> Anonymous Sat, 16 May 2009 00:09:45 +0100 Reply from darkness_and_stars /post/276443-5-x-1-10#reply-5014317 x = -3

]]> darkness_and_stars Sat, 16 May 2009 00:04:43 +0100 Reply from NoGifts /post/276443-5-x-1-10#reply-5014298 That’s absolute value, it is the positive value of whatever is between | and |
like |-2|=2
|2|=2

]]> NoGifts Fri, 15 May 2009 23:52:49 +0100 Reply from NoGifts /post/276443-5-x-1-10#reply-5014297 -1/5 -5|x+1|=-1/5(-10)
|x+1|=2

x+1=2 or x+1=-2
x=1 or x=-3

]]> NoGifts Fri, 15 May 2009 23:51:18 +0100 Reply from Anonymous /post/276443-5-x-1-10#reply-5014296 what does | mean?

]]> Anonymous Fri, 15 May 2009 23:51:13 +0100