SOLUTION: what is the answer to this equation: |a-3|-14=-6
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Question 338370: what is the answer to this equation: |a-3|-14=-6
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation
Add 14 to both sides.
Break up the absolute value (remember, if you have , then or )
or Set the expression equal to the original value 8 and it's opposite -8
Now lets focus on the first equation
Add 3 to both sides
Combine like terms on the right side
Now lets focus on the second equation
Add 3 to both sides
Combine like terms on the right side
So the solutions to are:
or
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