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Solve for x
|2x-4|+6=8​

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Solve for x

|2x -4| + 6 =8

subtract 6 from both sides, then solve

|2x - 4| = 2 and |2x -4| = -2

2x - 4 = 2 2x - 4 = -2

+4 +4 +4 +4

2x = 6 2x = 2

divide by 2 to isolate the variable

x = 3 x = 1

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