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8. Solve the inequality.
|x - 2|> 3

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Answer:

x >5 or x < -1

Explanation:

This has 2 solutions one positive and one negative

x-2 > 3 or x-2 < -3

Add 2 to each side

x-2+2 > 3+2 or x-2+2 < -3+2

x >5 or x < -1

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