How many cases do you have after you remove the absolute value?
2, - 2
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An absolute value measures an expression's distance from a midpoint on a number line.
|x|= 2
This equation means that the distance is 2, either in the positive direction or the negative direction.
|x|= 2 ⇒ lx= 2 x= - 2
Both 2 and - 2 are solutions to the absolute value equation.