SOLUTION: |8+p|=2p-3

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Question 513933: |8+p|=2p-3
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Positive case:



then



Solve for

Negative case:



then



Solve for

Check both solutions. If either (or both) result in a false statement, then that solution is extraneous and should be discarded.

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