SOLUTION: Solve |x-6|=15 I think you set it up as x+6=15 and x-6=15 but i wasnt sure

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Question 292185: Solve |x-6|=15
I think you set it up as x+6=15 and x-6=15 but i wasnt sure
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You almost got it.
Remember, absolute value problems are really two problems in one: a positive and a negative.
abs%28x-6%29=15
Positive solution:
x-6=15
x=21
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Negative solution:
-%28x-6%29=15
x-6=-15
x=-9