SOLUTION: Write an absolute value equation that has 5 and 15 as its solution. what I've tried: -5|x+2|=15 and it was a "no solution" all my equations that I try come out with a "no solut

Question 988798: Write an absolute value equation that has 5 and 15 as its solution.
what I've tried:
-5|x+2|=15
and it was a "no solution"
all my equations that I try come out with a "no solution" meaning that the absolute value was a negative number
Answer by MathTherapy(10555) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Write an absolute value equation that has 5 and 15 as its solution.
what I've tried:
-5|x+2|=15
and it was a "no solution"
all my equations that I try come out with a "no solution" meaning that the absolute value was a negative number

All day, an equation such as that will not have any solutions since an absolute expression can NEVER be < 0

Work backwards: You want the right side to be 5 or 15, so you can envision having 5 on the right side, which will become 15, or 5, 

when - 10 is on the left-side, and which is: 

This should give you values of x = 5, and x = 15. Try it!! 

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