How do you solve $| 3 x + 4 | - 5 = 3$ $|3x + 4| - 5= 3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-20T20:11:03

$x = \frac{4}{3} or x = - 4$ $x = 4/3 or x = -4$

So the absolute value is either $3 x + 4$ $3x+4$ or $- (3 x + 4)$ $-(3x+4)$ .

So:

$3 x + 4 - 5 = 3 or - 3 x - 4 - 5 = 3$ $3x+4-5 = 3" " or " "-3x-4-5 =3$

$3 x - 1 = 3 or - 3 x - 9 = 3$ $3x -1 = 3 " " or" " -3x -9 =3$

$3 x = 4 or - 3 x = 12$ $3x = 4" " or" " -3x = 12$

$x = \frac{4}{3} or x = - 4$ $x= 4/3 " "or " "x = -4$

How do you solve |3x+4|−5=3|3x + 4| - 5= 3?