Choose the two equations you would use to solve the absolute value equation below. Then solve the two equations.

|x + 5| = 55
A.
x + 5 = 55 and x + 5 = –55; {50, –60}
B.
x + 5 = 55 and x + 5 = –55; {–50, –60}
C.
x – 5 = 55 and x + 5 = –55; {60, –60}
D.
x – 5 = 55 and x + 5 = –55; {–60, –60}

Question

Choose the two equations you would use to solve the absolute value equation below. Then solve the two equations.

|x + 5| = 55
A.
x + 5 = 55 and x + 5 = –55; {50, –60}
B.
x + 5 = 55 and x + 5 = –55; {–50, –60}
C.
x – 5 = 55 and x + 5 = –55; {60, –60}
D.
x – 5 = 55 and x + 5 = –55; {–60, –60}

zzr0ck3r · Answer

$$|a|=b\space implies\space a=b \space and\space a=-b$$