SOLUTION: Solve 2|x - 5| + 2 = 12 Smaller answer (nearest integer): Larger answer (nearest integer):

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Question 771530: Solve 2|x - 5| + 2 = 12
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) About Me  (Show Source):
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          2|x - 5| + 2 = 12
        
Subtract 2 from both sides

              2|x - 5| = 10

Divide both sides by 2

               |x - 5| = 5

That would be true whether x - 5 = 5 or whether it equals -5.
So we take both cases:

      x - 5 = 5           x - 5 = -5
          x = 10              x = 0

Smaller solution = 0, Larger solution = 10

Edwin