SOLUTION: Can you help me find the real roots of this equation? I know they are 6 and 4, but I can't make my work equal that. {{{abs(x-5)^(2)+2abs(x-5)=3}}} All of my work comes out to

SOLUTION: Can you help me find the real roots of this equation? I know they are 6 and 4, but I can't make my work equal that. {{{abs(x-5)^(2)+2abs(x-5)=3}}} All of my work comes out to

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Question 735294: Can you help me find the real roots of this equation? I know they are 6 and 4, but I can't make my work equal that.

All of my work comes out to be 6 and 2.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That's right, but you can prove it to yourself, replace x with 6 then 2 to see if the equation is valid using both solutions
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