SOLUTION: How do I write an absolute value equation that has the solutions x=8 and x=18?

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Question 1092942: How do I write an absolute value equation that has the solutions x=8 and x=18?
Answer by ikleyn(52873) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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|x - 13| = 5.


Notice that 13 is the midpoint between 8 and 18,   while 5 is the distance from the midpoint to the endpoints.




Plot y = |x-13| (red) and y = 5 (green)