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Here is the problem: |-4x minus 2| equals 0.

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Solve an absolute value equation by splitting it into the cases where the inside is positive or negative.

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Write the problem with the absolute value isolated. The absolute value is already alone on one side, so it can be split into cases.

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An absolute value equals 0 only when its inside is 0.

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Solve the linear equation.

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Check each solution in the original equation.

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Write the solution set in interval notation.

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So the answer is x equals negative 1 over 2; interval notation: -1 over 2.

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An absolute value measures distance from zero, so |u| equals c means u is exactly c units from zero on either side.

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Substituting negative 1 over 2 gives 0 on the left, matching the right-hand side.