What is the solution to |x – 2| + 3 > 17?A. x < –12 or x > 16B. x < –14 or x > 7C. –12 < x < 16D. –14 < x < 7

Scrimothy asked Dec 28, 2023

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Scrimothy asked Dec 28, 2023

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Solve the equation:

Subtracting 3 on both sides of the inequality:

The solutions to this inequality come from the following conditions:

$\begin{gathered} x-2>14 \\ \\ OR \\ \\ x-2\lt-14 \end{gathered}$

Adding 2 to both inequalities:

$\begin{gathered} x>16 \\ \\ OR \\ \\ x\lt-12 \end{gathered}$

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Dexty answered Jan 1

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