When x>0, | 2 | |--------|=x | x+1 | |2| ----------=x |x+1| 2 --------=x x+1 2=x^2+x x^2+x-2=0 x=1,-2 (rejected) When x<0, | 2 | |--------|=x | x+1 | |2| ----------=x |x+1| 2 --------=x -x-1 2=-x^2-x -x^2-x-2=0 x^2+x+2=0 Since the solution of x here is >0, the solutions are rejected. So, the solution is x=1 [ Last edited by oscar on 2004-10-18 at 06:39 PM ] |