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A student is solving the equation 2|x-3|=8

A student is solving the equation 2|x-3|=8-example-1

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Answer:

Student most likely forgot to form 2nd equation.

Explanation:

The answers appear to be cut off, but I can clearly see that the other solution isn't considered. When solving an absolute value equation, you form two equations. In this case, we have x-3=4 and x-3=-4 as our equations because |-4|=|4|=4 so this is accounted for. Hence, the two solutions should be x=7 AND x=-1.

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