Question

Solve |x + 5| < 9 could you explain how you got the answer?

Answer 1

-9<x+5<9
=>-14<x<4
solution:
x member to(-14,4)

Answer 2

there are 2 problems since absolute value, positive and negative

so write it as

-9 < x + 5< 9

and then solve

Answer 3

whenever removing modulus from one half of a equation, add a +- sign to the other half of the equation since the thingy within the mod could have been a positive entity or a negative one.