What is the answer to |-6x|=17 ?

The answer to |-6x|=17 is x=-17/6 \lor x= 17/6

Solve for x: |-6x|=17

The solution is x=-17/6 \lor x= 17/6

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∣ - 6 x ∣ = 17

x = - \frac{17}{6} or x = \frac{17}{6}

Decimal Notation

x = - 2.83333 \dots, x = 2.83333 \dots

Solution steps

∣ - 6 x ∣ = 17

Apply absolute rule: If

∣ u ∣ = a, a > 0

then

u = a

u = - a

- 6 x = - 17 or - 6 x = 17

- 6 x = - 17 or - 6 x = 17

x = - \frac{17}{6} or x = \frac{17}{6}

\frac{3 π}{2} = \frac{3}{4}

\frac{72}{2}

3 (x - 2) = 15

\frac{( ∣ x - 4 ∣ - 4 )}{2 ∣ x ∣ + 1} > 2

lo g_{2} (80) - lo g_{2} (10)