Answer
{$\dfrac{3}{4},5$}
Work Step by Step
Given: $5x-8=3x+2$
or, $5x-3x=2+8$
or, $2x=10 \implies x=5$
Now, $5x-8=-(3x+2)$
or, $5x+3x=-2+8$
or, $8x=6 \implies x=\dfrac{6}{8}=\dfrac{3}{4}$
Hence, {$\dfrac{3}{4},5$}
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value - Exercise Set - Page 283: 27
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