Question 102469
|x-3| =5 
The x-3 must be 5 or -5.
If x-3 =5 then x = 8
If x-3=-5 then x = -2
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Solution: x=8 or x=-2
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Graph:
{{{graph(400,300,-10,10,-10,10,abs(x-3)=5
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|x-15|< 5 
This means 
-5 < x-15 > 5
Add 15 along the line to get:
10 < x < 15
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Comment: Since there is one variable this can be graphed
on a number line.  Draw a line.  Label some point as 
10 and some point to he right of it as 15
Draw a circle around each of those points.
Draw a heavy line between the two points.
That is the graph you want.
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Cheers,
Stan H.