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Whats the answer -|2-x|=-7

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-|2-x|=-7​

step 1

Find the positive solution

so

-(2-x)=-7

-2+x=-7

x=-7+2

x=-5

step 2

Find the negative solution

-(-(2-x))=-7

2-x=-7

x=2+7

x=9

therefore

the solutions are

x=-5 and x=9

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