Question 830963
8-|x+2|=5
subtract 8 from both sides of =
-|x+2| = -3
divide both sides of = by -
|x+2| = 3
there are two cases
1) x+2 = 3
x = 1
2) -x-2 = 3
-x = 5
x = -5
therefore x = -5, 1