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

1 Answer
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