How do you solve |4x+1|=0.5?

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flyingmadpakke
May 29, 2017

x=−18or−38

Explanation:

To solve this, you rewrite it like this:
|4x+1|=0.5⇔4x+1=±0.5

This means the equation has two solutions:
Solution 1:
4x+1=0.5⇔4x=−0.5⇔x=−18

Solution 2:
4x+1=−0.5⇔4x=−1.5⇔x=−38

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