SOLUTION: Hello everyone, I need an easy way to explain to my learners how to solve the following kind of absolute value questions: |x+3|=2x-5

Question 1011185: Hello everyone,
I need an easy way to explain to my learners how to solve the following kind of absolute value questions:
|x+3|=2x-5
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For equation with only one absolute value expression, isolate the absolute value, and solve for the two conditions. Refer to the definition of absolute value. Either is non-negative, or it is negative. Solve for each condition.

is x+3 OR is -x-3.
The sign of the input changes around .

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