document.write( "Question 771530: Solve 2|x - 5| + 2 = 12
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document.write( "          2|x - 5| + 2 = 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 2 from both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "              2|x - 5| = 10\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "               |x - 5| = 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "That would be true whether x - 5 = 5 or whether it equals -5.\r\n" );
document.write( "So we take both cases:\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x - 5 = 5           x - 5 = -5\r\n" );
document.write( "          x = 10              x = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Smaller solution = 0, Larger solution = 10\r\n" );
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