How do you solve $| 4 x + 1 | = 12$ $|4x + 1| = 12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-27T04:41:38

Two solutions for $x$ $x$ :

$x = \frac{11}{4}, - \frac{13}{4}$ $x=11/4,-13/4$

$| 4 x + 1 | = 12$ $|4x+1|=12$

$4 x + 1 = \pm 12$ $4x+1=+-12$

$4 x = 11, - 13$ $4x=11,-13$

$x = \frac{11}{4}, - \frac{13}{4}$ $x=11/4,-13/4$

How do you solve |4x+1|=12|4x + 1| = 12?