Question

What is the solution set of |x + 3| – 2 = –5?

Answer 1

|x + 3| means the "absolute value of" so the value of x + 3 will always be a positive number.
Rewrite it to show:
|x+3|-2+5=0
But thinik about it, you can never get it to equal (-5), right?
No matter what you put in X, it will be a positive number.

As yourself, "what positive number minus 2 = (-5)