Solve Absolute Value.
| x + 4 | = 2
We know either x + 4 = 2 or x + 4 = −2
x + 4 = 2 (Possibility 1)
x + 4 - 4 = 2 - 4 (Subtract 4 from both sides)
x = -2
x + 4 = −2 (Possibility 2)
x + 4 - 4 = - 2 - 4 (Subtract 4 from both sides)
x = -6
Answer: x = - 2 or x = -6
Therefore we conclude that the solution of the exercise | x + 4 | = 2, is the first number line, since both results are negative.