Answer:
x = ± 7
|-7|-2=5
|7|-2=5
± means positive or negative
Step-by-step explanation:
|x|-2=5
Get x by itself by adding 2 to both sides.
x - 2 + 2= 5 + 2
-2 + 2 cancels out
x = 5 + 2
x = 7
Absolute value is how far a number is from 0.
x can be either positive or negative.
