SOLUTION: How do you solve 10 - |x + 2| = 12? whats the answer?

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Question 146592: How do you solve 10 - |x + 2| = 12? whats the answer?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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10+-+abs%28x+%2B+2%29+=+12 Start with the given equation


+-+abs%28x+%2B+2%29+=+2 Subtract


abs%28x+%2B+2%29+=+-2 Multiply both sides by -1 to remove the negative sign on the left side.


Since the absolute value of any number is always positive, this means that abs%28x+%2B+2%29+=+-2 is not possible. So there are no solutions.