Question

SOLVE: l x + 2 l = 5

Answer 1

solve two equations, get two different answers
one equation is
\[x+2=5\] and the other is
\[x+2=-5\]

Answer 2

@satellite73 can you further explain please?

Answer 3

explain how to solve \(x+2=5\) ?

Answer 4

or explain how i got those two equations?

Answer 5

@satellite73 how you got those two equations

Answer 6

there are exactly two numbers whose absolute value is \(5\)
one is \(5\) itself, in which case \(x+2=5\)

the other is \(-5\) because \(|-5|=5\) and therefor it could be \[x+2=-5\]

Answer 7

@satellite73 thank you would you mind answering 3 more?

Answer 8

@satellite73 l x l > 5