# How do you solve |x - 3| = 25?

May 13, 2018

$x = 28 \mathmr{and} x = - 22$

#### Explanation:

Given: $| x - 3 | = 25$

This is the same thing as $| \pm 25 | = 25$

So we have the two condition of:

$x - 3 = + 25 \textcolor{w h i t e}{\text{ddd")=>color(white)("ddd}} x = + 28$
$x - 3 = - 25 \textcolor{w h i t e}{\text{ddd")=>color(white)("ddd}} x = - 22$
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