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Algebra.Com's Answer #566416 by josgarithmetic(39620) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Isolate the absolute value and treat it as a variable.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3abs%28x%2B2%29=9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"abs%28x%2B2%29=9%2F3=3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"abs%28x%2B2%29=3\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for two situations.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B2%3E=0\"$ OR $\"x%2B2%3C0\"$ ;
\n" ); document.write( "find what happens for each case. \n" ); document.write( "

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