SOLUTION: Please solve the absolute value of 2X-6 minus 2=12 I get 10 which is correct but I also get -2 which isn't correct. What are the answers? Thank you!

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Question 346882: Please solve the absolute value of 2X-6 minus 2=12
I get 10 which is correct but I also get -2 which isn't correct. What are the answers?
Thank you!
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's set up both equations first.
2X-6 minus 2=12
Add 2 to both sides to get:
2x-6=14
And the other equation will be:
2x-6=-14
Solve for x by adding 6 and dividing by 2, we get:
x=10
x=-4
(note: when we add 6 to -14, we get -8 and then divide by 2 to get
-4.
Make sense?
RJ
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