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flyingpig
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Homework Statement
Find all x in
|5x-2| = 6x-12
The Attempt at a Solution
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Plot[|5x-2|+%3D+6x-12%2C{x%2C-1.5%2C1.5}]
Notice how only x = 10 is a solution?
So my question is, why isn't x = -14/11 a solution? I mean sure they don't intersect on the graph, but is there anyway of inspection on the equation to know that x = -14/11 is not a solution?