SOLUTION: |x-2|+|2-x|=10

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Question 97586: |x-2|+|2-x|=10
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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|x-2|+|2-x|=10
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Comment: |x-2| means "the distance from x to 2
|2-x} also means "the distance from x to 2
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So you get:
2|x-2| = 10
|x-2| = 5
x-2 = 5 or x-2=-5
x=7 or x=-3
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Cheers,
Stan H.