SOLUTION: how do i solve this problem |3(y+4)|=12

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Question 470469: how do i solve this problem |3(y+4)|=12
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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I don't know how you would solve the problem. I can show you how
I solve it. Then you can decide for yourself whether that is the method you will use.

First recall the definition of absolute value:



That means we can say that



means that



or



Now all that is left is to solve the two ordinary equations to get the two elements of the solution set.

John

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