Basic Math Examples

$| 14 z - 9 | = 0$

Step 1

Remove the absolute value term. This creates a $\pm$ on the right side of the equation because $| x | = \pm x$ .

$14 z - 9 = \pm 0$

Step 2

Plus or minus $0$ is $0$ .

$14 z - 9 = 0$

Step 3

Add $9$ to both sides of the equation.

$14 z = 9$

Step 4

Divide each term in $14 z = 9$ by $14$ and simplify.

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Step 4.1

Divide each term in $14 z = 9$ by $14$ .

$\frac{14 z}{14} = \frac{9}{14}$

Step 4.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 4.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $14$ .

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Step 4.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{14 z}{14} = \frac{9}{14}$

Step 4.2.1.2

Divide $z$ by $1$ .

$z = \frac{9}{14}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$z = \frac{9}{14}$

Decimal Form:

$z = 0.6\overline{428571}$