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What is the solution set of the equation |5x + 10| = 35?
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Okay More aspiring math for you people All right What
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is the solution Set of the equation Absolute value Five
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x plus ten equals thirty five All right Think of
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absolute value Sign says while the prison of happiness once
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the numbers that have served their time behind bars are
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released there Totally positive since absolute value signs make Numbers
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positive s 05 x plus ten and could be equal
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to either negative thirty five or positive thirty five Well
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to solve the given equation sulfur acts in both of
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these cases Well starting with the negative case all the
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five x plus tens negative thirty five by striking ten
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from both sides eh So let's do this thing and
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we get five axis negative forty five Then just divide
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both sides by five So x is negative Nine Then
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we have to solve for the case when five x
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plus ten is positive Thirty five by subtracting ten from
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both sides and we get five X is twenty five
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and just divide both sides by five and we get
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x equals five So the solution here the set is
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negative Nine and five That's it Nailed it You're free
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