1) |3x+2| - 5 = -1|3x+2| = 43x+2 = 4 or 3x+2 = -43x = 2 or 3x = -6x = 2/3 or x = -2
2) 3- |x| = 4|x| = -1 (This equation has no solution as absolute value cannot be negative)
3) |x| - 3 = 4|x| = 7x = 7 or x = -7
1) |3x+2| - 5 = -1
|3x+2| = 4
3x+2 = 4 or 3x+2 = -4
3x = 2 or 3x = -6
x = 2/3 or x = -2
2) 3- |x| = 4
|x| = -1 (This equation has no solution as absolute value cannot be negative)
3) |x| - 3 = 4
|x| = 7
x = 7 or x = -7