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PLEASE SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM! IT'S SUPER EASY! |2x−3| =5

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Answer:

4, -1

Explanation:

2x-3=5

x=4

2x-3=-5

x=-1

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Answer:

We can split this into 2 "cases": 2x - 3 = 5 and 2x - 3 = -5 because you can find the absolute value of negative numbers as well. Solving the two cases we get x = 4, -1.

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