How do you solve #|c - 4| = 5#?
1 Answer
Dec 23, 2016
The solution is
Explanation:
#|c-4|=5#
To clear the absolute-value bars, I must split the equation into its two possible two cases, one case for each sign:
#(c-4)=5 -(c-4)=5#
or,#c=5+4 -c+4=5#
or,#c=9 c=4-5=-1#
Then the solution is#c=9,-1#
