Algebra Examples

$| x - 1 | + 5 = 2$

Step 1

Move all terms not containing $| x - 1 |$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 1.1

Subtract $5$ from both sides of the equation.

$| x - 1 | = 2 - 5$

Step 1.2

Subtract $5$ from $2$ .

$| x - 1 | = - 3$

Step 2

There is no value of $x$ that makes the equation be true since an absolute value can never be negative.

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