Question

|x - 5| = 3

Answer 1

x=2,8

Answer 2

x - 5 = 3 or x - 5 = -3. Solve from there.

Answer 3

The trick is to think of absolute value piece-wise

Answer 4

man i can't verify that inner product can u go on my question? I will finish up here..

Answer 5

ok

Answer 6

|x-5|=3
x-5 = 3 or
x-5 = -3 since abs value is always positive. Therefore:
x = 3 + 5 = 8
x = - 3 +5 = 2

Answer 7

That's how everybody was solving it..