SOLUTION: |4-2y|+5=9 solve the absolute value equation

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Question 670130: |4-2y|+5=9
solve the absolute value equation
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|4-2y| + 5 = 9
|4-2y| = 9-5
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4-2y = 4
-2y = 4-4
y = 0
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AND
-(4-2y) = 4
-4 + 2y = 4
2y = 4 + 4
2y = 8
y = 4
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Two solutions: 0 and 4
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