Question

Solve the equation with the replacement set {–34, –2, 2, 34}



|16 – x| = 18



–2, 2

–2, 34


2

–34

Answer 1

Are you SURE that the problem reads "solve the equation?" I'm wondering whether you mean "determine whether the equation is true for each value in this set of inputs."

Answer 2

In |16 – x| = 18 let x=-34. Then we have |16 – (-34)| = 18. Is this true or false?
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