Absolute value with two fractions
Difficulty: ★★☆
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Solve the equation \(\left|\dfrac{x+2}{3}-\dfrac{2x}{5}\right|=2\).
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Solution:
Split into two cases.
\(\dfrac{x+2}{3}-\dfrac{2x}{5}=2\) or \(\dfrac{x+2}{3}-\dfrac{2x}{5}=-2\).
Multiply through by \(15\).
First case: \(5(x+2)-6x=30\), so \(-x+10=30\), hence \(x=-20\).
Second case: \(5(x+2)-6x=-30\), so \(-x+10=-30\), hence \(x=40\).
So the solutions are \(x=-20\) and \(x=40\).