Answer:
x = - 8 , x = 2
Step-by-step explanation:
the absolute value function always gives a positive result, however, the expression inside can be positive or negative, , that is
x + 3 = 5 ( subtract 2 from both sides )
x = 2
or
-(3 + x) = 5
- 3 - x = 5 ( add 3 to both sides )
- x = 8 ( multiply both sides by - 1 )
x = - 8
9514 1404 393
Answer:
a = 3, b = 12, c = 13
Step-by-step explanation:
The applicable rules of exponents are ...
(a^b)(a^c) = a^(b+c)
(a^b)/(a^c) = a^(b-c)
(a^b)^c = a^(bc)
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<em>Additional comment</em>
I find it easy to remember the rules of exponents by remembering that <em>an exponent signifies repeated multiplication</em>. It tells you how many times the base is a factor in the product.

Multiplication increases the number of times the base is a factor.

Similarly, division cancels factors from numerator and denominator, so decreases the number of times the base is a factor.

300,000+20,000+40
Three twenty thousand, forty
Answer:
the second one
Step-by-step explanation: