James B. answered • 09/10/15
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| -12 - X | >= 2
Amber K.
asked • 09/10/15the distance between x and -12 is at least 2
use absolute value notation to describe the situation
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Scott G. answered • 09/10/15
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|x-12|=2
X = -14 or -10
James B.
You lost the negative in front of the 12, it should have been | X - -12 | or | X + 12 |. If you plug in -14 for X in your answer you get | -14 - 12 | = 2 ... | -26 | = 2, which is not correct.
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09/10/15