document.write( "Question 1092942: How do I write an absolute value equation that has the solutions x=8 and x=18? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #707560 by ikleyn(52878) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "|x - 13| = 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that 13 is the midpoint between 8 and 18,   while 5 is the distance from the midpoint to the endpoints.\r\n" );
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