Problem

Solve the equation involving absolute value. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list. If an answer does not exist, enter DNE.)
|34x|1=5

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Therefore, the solutions to the equation are 34,94.

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Step 1 :The absolute value equation can be solved by considering two cases: when the expression inside the absolute value is positive and when it is negative.

Step 2 :In the first case, we have 34x1=5, and in the second case, we have (34x)1=5.

Step 3 :We can solve these two equations separately to find the possible values of x.

Step 4 :For the first equation, we get the solution 34.

Step 5 :For the second equation, we get the solution 94.

Step 6 :We have two potential solutions for the equation, -3/4 and 9/4. However, we need to check if these solutions are valid by substituting them back into the original equation.

Step 7 :Both solutions, -3/4 and 9/4, are valid.

Step 8 :Therefore, the solutions to the equation are 34,94.

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