SOLUTION: Hello everyone, I need an easy way to explain to my learners how to solve the following kind of absolute value questions: |x+3|=2x-5

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Question 1011185: Hello everyone,
I need an easy way to explain to my learners how to solve the following kind of absolute value questions:
|x+3|=2x-5
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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For equation with only one absolute value expression, isolate the absolute value, and solve for the two conditions. Refer to the definition of absolute value. Either abs%28x%2B3%29 is non-negative, or it is negative. Solve for each condition.

abs%28x%2B3%29 is x+3 OR abs%28x%2B3%29 is -x-3.
The sign of the input changes around x=-3.

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