coddog1996 coddog1996
  • 02-04-2015
  • Mathematics
contestada

Which values of x will make the absolute value equation true?

|x – 2| = 6

Respuesta :

iGreen
iGreen iGreen
  • 02-04-2015
Split it into two equations:

x - 2 = 6

and

-x + 2 = 6

-----------------------------------------------

x - 2 = 6

Add 2 to both sides:

x = 8

-x + 2 = 6

Subtract 2 to both sides:

-x = 4

Multiply -1 to both sides:

x = -4

So x = 8 and x = -4.
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

start at 1000 create a pattern that subtract 8 from each number stop when you have five numbers
A track is 200 meters long. How many times must Julius run around the track to run 3 kilometers ?
is the original climax community in an ecosystem more likely to be restored after a natural disturbance or a human-caused disturbance?
can someone describe the process of meiosis?
how many inches are in 13 and a half feet
which of the following is a characteristic of a public good?
Can someone please do number 30.
finish the sentence using a simile - he quickly discovered that his new friend was as smart as
10 less than five of a certain number is fourteen more than 7 times of that number. What is the number?
Are pencils biotic or abiotic because its not living but it was made out of wood which was a live