SOLUTION: -3|x+5|=-9

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Question 394652: -3|x+5|=-9
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-3|x+5|=-9
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first isolate the absolute expression
|x+5|=3 divide by -3
eliminate the absolute signs
x+5=3 or x+5=-3
solve for x
x=-2 or x=-8