Algebra-2

To solve the equation , we need to consider two cases based on the definition of the absolute value:

Case 1: When , i.e.,  → 

In this case, . So the equation becomes:

However, we assumed at the beginning of this case that . Since does not satisfy this condition, this solution is extraneous for this case.

Case 2: When , i.e., →

In this case,

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