SOLUTION: what is the solutions of this equation? [4-x]+9=10

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Question 869766: what is the solutions of this equation?
[4-x]+9=10
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming those are absolute value brackets


|4-x|+9 = 10


|4-x| = 10-9


|4-x| = 1


4-x = 1 or 4-x = -1


-x = 1-4 or -x = -1-4


-x = -3 or -x = -5


x = 3 or x = 5