SOLUTION: For what values of x does the absolute value equation abs(x-7) = x-7 hold?

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Question 128325: For what values of x does the absolute value equation abs(x-7) = x-7 hold?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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For what values of x does the absolute value equation abs%28x-7%29+=+x-7 hold?
x+%3E=+7 because when x+%3C+7, x+-+7 becomes negative,
but abs%28x+-+7%29 is positive, so you have (+) = (-)
x+%3E=7 is the answer