How do you solve the equation $2|2x – 36| = 28$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-04T13:04:01

$x=25 or 11$

$2|2x-36|=28$

Divide both sides by $2$ .

$|2x-36|=14$

Remove modulus,

$2x-36=+-14$

When $2x-36=14$ .

$2x-36=14$

$2x=50$

$x=25$

When $2x-36=-14$ ,

$2x-36=-14$

$2x=22$

$x=11$

Hence,

$x=25 or 11$

How do you solve the equation 2|2x – 36| = 282|2x – 36| = 28?