Question

What is the solution to the equation |x − 4| = 17?

Answer 1

$~~~~~~|x-4| = 17\\\\\implies x -4 = 17~~~~ \text{or}~~~~~ x -4 = -17\\\\\implies x = 17+4~~~~\text{or}~~~~~ x = -17+4\\\\\implies x = 21~~~~~~~~~\text{or}~~~~~x = -13$