SOLUTION: The following is my question: -2 + |x| + 9 = 10 Could you please help? Thank you! Jesse

SOLUTION: The following is my question: -2 + |x| + 9 = 10 Could you please help? Thank you! Jesse

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Question 936430: The following is my question: -2 + |x| + 9 = 10
Could you please help?
Thank you!
Jesse
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Subtract from both sides
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The absolute value is always positive
because

So,

are both solutions
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I can demonstrate this by plotting

Note that when ,
but also when ,

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