SOLUTION: Solve for x: -6+9|x+3|=12

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Question 769048: Solve for x: -6+9|x+3|=12
Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) About Me  (Show Source):
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-6+9|x+3|=12
9|x+3|=12+6
9|x+3|=18
|x+3|=2

Using x+3<0,
|x+3|=-x-3.
This means |x+3|=2 is equivalent to -x-3=2
x+3=-2
x=-2-3
x=-5.

Using x+3>=3,
|x+3|=x+3.
What then can you do with this situation or condition?
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