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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve for x: −4|x + 5| = −16

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and then find x on the horizontal (x) axis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

look at the dots

OpenStudy (anonymous):

WHAT DO YOU GET?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I dont understand

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you see the dots on the graph

OpenStudy (anonymous):

on the horizontal line?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya

OpenStudy (anonymous):

go up from the dot until you find a number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

both dots

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

go up until you hit the x-axis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no the x axis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there are 2 solutions

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-6 and -1?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that is no -6 that is is a -9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya my fault i mistyped

OpenStudy (anonymous):

−4|x + 5| = −16 Divide both sides by -4: |x + 5| = 4 So either x + 5 = 4 or x + 5 = -4 Subtracting 5 from both: x = -1 or x = -9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yup x=-1 and -9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

k thanks

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