Answer
The second possibility is not $5x-9=-x+3$ but $5x-9=-x-3.$
Work Step by Step
The error is in the first step because the second possibility is not $5x-9=-x+3$ but $5x-9=-x-3.$
Algebra 2 (1st Edition)
by Larson, Ron; Boswell, Laurie; Kanold, Timothy D.; Stiff, Lee
Published by
McDougal Littell
ISBN 10:
0618595414
ISBN 13:
978-0-61859-541-9
Chapter 1, Equations and Inequalities - 1.7 Solve Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities - 1.7 Exercises - Skill Practice - Page 56: 41
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