How many solutions are there for the equation? |x-4| = 9 a) one solution b) two solutions c) no solution

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Stanley Holloway

1 June, 11:02

How many solutions are there for the equation? |x-4| = 9 a) one solution b) two solutions c) no solution

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Kendal Whitney · Answer 1

You have |x-4| = 9. There will be two solutions to the equation and here's how to solve them.

|x-4| = 9

x-4 = 9

x = 13

|x-4| = - 9

x-4 = - 9

x = - 5

So the two solutions of these variables are 13 and - 5. Try them in the equation and it'll work.