SOLUTION: Hello, could i get some help finding a solution to this? Find all values satisfying the equation |x-9| = 3. Enter your answers in increasing order. x= ? x= ? thank y

Question 1168254: Hello, could i get some help finding a solution to this?
Find all values satisfying the equation |x-9| = 3.
Enter your answers in increasing order.
x= ?
x= ?
thank you!
Answer by dkppathak(439) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find all values satisfying the equation
Enter your answers in increasing order.|x-9| = 3.
x= ?
x= ?
solution
we know that
|x| =x when x is greater than 0 x>0
|x| =-x when x<0 using above property of modulus
|x-9| = 3
x-9=3 or -x+9=3
x=3+9 or -x=3-9
x=12 or -x=-6
x=12 or x=6

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