document.write( "Question 762079: How do you solve absolute value equations? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #463691 by tanjo3(60) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You can remove the absolute value sign by splitting it up into two cases: positive and negative.
\n" ); document.write( "For example:
\n" ); document.write( "|x+2|=12
\n" ); document.write( "becomes
\n" ); document.write( "x+2=12 and -(x+2)=12
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\n" ); document.write( "For x+2=12:
\n" ); document.write( "x = 10
\n" ); document.write( "For -(x+2)=12
\n" ); document.write( "-x-2=12
\n" ); document.write( "x=-14
\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, x=-14,10 \n" ); document.write( "

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