How do you solve and check for extraneous solutions in abs(x + 6) = 2x|x+6|=2x?
1 Answer
Explanation:
Your absolute value equation looks like this
Right from the start, you can say that any negative value of
So, you need to check two cases for your equation
- If
(x+6)>0(x+6)>0 , you have
The equation becomes
- If
(x+6)<0(x+6)<0 , you have
The equation will be
This solution will be extraneous because it implies that the absolute values of
The first solution is valid, since you have