SOLUTION: If x is twice as far from 5as it is from -7, what are the possible values for x?
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Question 1017312: If x is twice as far from 5as it is from -7, what are the possible values for x?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Squaring both sides of the equation to eliminate the absolute value bars, we get
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==> x = -3 or -19
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