Question

What are the solutions to the following absolute value equation? |x+1|-3=5

Answer 1

-9 and 7

Explanation:

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Either x+1 is positive and then |x+1|=x+1 and the equation becomes x+1-3=5

<=> x=5-1+3=7

Or x+1 is negative and then |x+1|=-x-1 and the equation becomes -x-1-3=5

<=>x=-1-3-5=-9

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