How do you solve #|3v - 6| + 5= 29#?

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Jaden Lee
Jan 24, 2018

#v=-6 or 10#

Explanation:

You subtract 5 from each side.
You get #|3v-6| = 24#
You set up two cases.

I) #3v-6>=0# (#v>=2#)
#3v-6 = 24#
#3v = 30#
#v = 10#

II) #3v-6<0# (#v<2#)
#-3v+6=24#
#-3v=18#
#v=-6#

The answer is #v=-6 or 10#

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