Question

absoulte value = ()
anyway lol we had to make up a problem so i put
(x+2) > 2
and then solved
x+2>2
and got x>0
and
x+2>-2
and got x>-4
but it was marked wrong?
did i forget to flip a sign?

Answer 1

use || to mean absolute value

so |x+2| means "the absolute value of x+2"

Answer 2

whoops forgot about those

Answer 3

|x+2| > 2

breaks up into

x+2 > 2 or x+2 < -2

Answer 4

solve each for x to get your answers

Answer 5

oh ok thanks, i forgot to flip the sign

Answer 6

@jim_thompson5910 would it be and or or?

Answer 7

or or ? idk what you mean

Answer 8

their can be 2 answers
x>0 and x<-4
or
x>0 or x<-4
@jim_thompson5910

Answer 9

it's "or" because x can't be both less than -4 and greater than 0 at the same time

Answer 10

so it's

x>0 or x<-4

Answer 11

@jim_thompson5910 thanks much

Answer 12

np