Question 410417
 |x-2|-2=7 
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Add 2 to both sides to get:
|x-2| = 9
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Therefore the x-2 must be 9 or it is -9
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Solve:
x-2 = 9 or x-2 = -9
x = 11 or x = -7
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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