How do you solve $|x+4|+3=17$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-30T14:40:26

x = 10 and $-18$ .

$|x+4|=17-3=14$

This is the combined form for the two separate equations

x + 4 = 14 and $-(x+4)=14$ .

So, x = 10 and x = $-18$ .

How do you solve |x+4|+3=17 |x+4|+3=17?