Question

|x+3|=7
solve
pls show work

Answer 1

Answer: x=4

Explanation:

Firstly, x+3 is in absolute value and absolute value basically turns that into positive, which brings us to x+3=7. Now, use your basic algebra skills to subtract 3 form both sides and get x=4. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Two roots: -10 and 4

Explanation:

Since the expression inside the modular brackets can be positive or negative, the equation can have two different roots. And it is solved for the positive and negative options.

Positive option:

x+3=7
x=7-3
x=4

Negative option:

x+3=-7
x=-7-3
x=-10