|x + 3| = 10
solve for x

Question

|x + 3| = 10
solve for x

anonymous · Answer

Do you know how to solve for absolute value?

anonymous · Answer

What Is 10 - 3?

anonymous · Answer

It is asking you, what plus 3 will give me 10

anonymous · Answer

This equation is absolute value.
           |x+3|=10
Step 1:Take away the absolute value lines,
            x+3=10
Step 2: Then solve the equation like a normal problem
          x+3=10
             -3    -3
            x=7    This is one of your solutions, the other solution is the opposite of what I just did.
           |x+3|=10
               +3   +3 
                x=-13 (because this is opposite)
Therefore your answers are x= 7,-13

anonymous · Answer

put like terms together so  x= 10-3
which= 7 hence x=7