SOLUTION: What is the absolute value of: |2q+5|=17 q=?

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Question 983037: What is the absolute value of:
|2q+5|=17
q=?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Either 2q%2B5%3E=0 or 2q%2B5%3C0.

NON-NEGATIVE
abs%282q%2B5%29=17
2q%2B5=17
2q=12
q=6

NEGATIVE CASE
abs%282q%2B5%29=17
-%282q%2B5%29=17
2q%2B5=-17
2q=-22
q=-11


q=6 or q=-11