1. |3 - X| - 5 = 2 |3 - X| = 2 + 5 |3 - X| = 7 Break into two equations 3 - X = 7 or 3 - X = -7 -X = 4 or -X = -10 X = -4 or X = 10 Two solutions. -4 and 10 2. X³ + 2X² - 8X X(X² + 2X - 8) X(X - 2)(X + 4) 3. 5X² + 8X - 4 (5X - 2)(X + 2) 4. 6M² - 17M + 12 (2M - 3)(3M - 4) 5. 49X² - 25Y² (7X - 5Y)(7X + 5Y) Edwin