<PRE><B>Question 705965</B>
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Presuming you mean:


*[tex \LARGE 10\ -\ 2|5\ -\ x|\ =\ 3]


Add -10 to both sides.


Multiply both sides by *[tex \LARGE -\frac{1}{2}]


Then


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 5\ -\ x\ =\ \frac{7}{2}]


or


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 5\ -\ x\ =\ -\frac{7}{2}]


Solve both for *[tex \LARGE x].  Check both answers.


John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0]
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