Answer:
Explanation:
Given: |x + 5| = 9
Absolute value is the exact distance of an integer or number from zero on a number line. As a result, the absolute value is never negative and is always positive.
You should solve for x in this case:
|x + 5| = 9
-5 -5
x = 4
|x + 5| = 9
-x - 5 = 9 <- The absolute value makes what is in it positive. Taking it off will make what was in it negative.
-x - 5 = 9
+5 +5
-x = 14
x = -14