SOLUTION: Find the sum of the distinct solutions for x and the distinct solutions for y if |x+5|=17 and |3-y|=2. Thanks for your help.
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Question 936982: Find the sum of the distinct solutions for x and the distinct solutions for y if |x+5|=17 and |3-y|=2. Thanks for your help.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Positive solution:
Negative solution:
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Positive solution:
Negative solution:
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You can find the sums from there.
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