Sunday, April 13, 2014

How do you solve the equation? [absolute value(6t-9)]-21=0

When you solve an equation that contains absolute value,
you'll have to consider 2 cases.


First, we'll re-write the
equation using mathematical symbol for absolute
value:


|6t-9| - 21 = 0


Now,
we'll add 21 both sides:


|6t-9| =
21


We'll factorize by 3 to the left
side:


|3(2t - 3)| = 21


3|2t -
3| = 21


We'll divide by 3:


|2t
- 3| = 7


We'll discuss 2
cases:


2t-3 for
2t-3>=0


2t>=3


t>=3/2


-2t
+ 3 for
2t-3<0


2t<3


t<3/2


Case
1: t belongs to the interval [3/2, +infinite).


2t - 3 =
7


2t = 10


t =
5


Since t = 5 belongs to the range [3/2, +infinite), we'll
accept it as solution.


Case 2: t belongs to the interval
(infinite,3/2).


-2t + 3 =
7


-2t = 4


t =
-2


Since t = -2 belongs to the range (infinite,3/2), we'll
accept it as solution.


The solutions of the
given equation are: {-2 ; 5}.

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