Question

Find an equivalent statement for the following absolute value equation. |x-5=7

Answer 1

| x - 5| = 7

|x - 5| is an absolute value, this can either be a postive value or negative valuee

|x - 5

Hence, this can be re written as

(x - 5) = 7 or -(x - 5) = 7

(x - 5) = 7 or (x - 5) = -7

The answer is (x - 5) = 7 or (x - 5) = -7