SOLUTION: Write an absolute value equation that has the solutions x=8 and x=18.

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Question 1123808: Write an absolute value equation that has the solutions x=8 and x=18.

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Q: Write an absolute value equation that has the solutions x=8 and x=18.
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Solution: Both 8 and 18 have the same distance of 5 from 13.
Therefore, the absolute value equation is

Answer by Alex.33(110)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
|x-13|=5. This means the distance from any x to 13 will be equal to 5.
Finding the middle point will be the best method.

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