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Solve. |x+5|>12 Help it would be great

Solve. |x+5|>12 Help it would be great-example-1

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Answer:

x < - 17 or x > 7

Explanation:

Inequalities of the form | x | > a always have solutions of the form

x < - a or x > a

For | x + 5 | > 12, then

x + 5 < - 12 or x + 5 > 12 ( subtract 5 from both sides of the inequalities )

x < - 17 or x > 7


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