What is the extraneous solution for |5x-2|=7x+14

-8

Step-by-step explanation:

|5x-2|=7x+14

or, 5x - 7x = 14 +2

or, -2x = 16

or, x= 16/ -2

or, x= -8

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents