Answer:
Explanation:
Given: |2x + 5| = 3
Absolute value is the exact distance of an integer or number from zero on a number line. As a result, the absolute value is never negative and is always positive.
You should solve for x in this case:
|2x + 5| = 3
-5 -5
2x = -2
/2 /2
x = -1
|2x + 5| = 3
-2x - 5 = 3 <- The absolute value makes what is in it positive. Taking it off will make what was in it negative.
-2x - 5 = 3
+5 +5
-2x = 8
/-2 /-2
x = -4