Solve LaTeX:  \displaystyle | 13 x + 1 |=129

Splitting into two linear equations gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle 13 x + 1=-129 and LaTeX:  \displaystyle 13 x + 1=129 . Solving gives the two solutions LaTeX:  \displaystyle x=\frac{128}{13} and LaTeX:  \displaystyle x=-10