SOLUTION: If 2 times the absolute value of x minus 4, close absolute value, minus 6 equals 14, , then????????????

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Question 844999: If 2 times the absolute value of x minus 4, close absolute value, minus 6 equals 14, , then????????????
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Hi,

2|x-4| - 6 = 14

 2|x-4| = 20

  |x-4| = 10

   x-4 = 10 , x = 14

0r x - 4 = -10, x = -6

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 2*|10| - 6 = 14

 2*|-10| - 6 = 14

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