Answer:
x=8 x=-2
Step-by-step explanation:
|x-3| -10=-5
Add 10 to each side
|x-3| -10+10=-5+10
|x-3| =5
Now separate into two equations , one positive and one negative
x-3 = 5 x-3 = -5
Add 3 to each side
x-3+3 = 5+3 x-3+3 = -5 +3
x = ± 8
|x - 3| - 10 = - 5
|x - 3| - 10 + 10 = - 5 + 10
|x - 3| = 5
x - 3 = 5
x - 3 + 3 = 5 + 3
x + 3 = - 5
x + 3 - 3 = - 5 - 3
x = - 8
