SOLUTION: \x-6\=10

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Question 38434: \x-6\=10
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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We need to split this absolute value problem into two separate equations...we do it like this
| x - 6 | = 10
becomes
x - 6 = 10 (just like the original)
and
x - 6 = -10
which gives us two solutions
x = 16 and x = -4