The problem
Is that the answer
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That is not the final answer, you need to solve considering the different intervals.
With algebrator you have arrived to the following equation:
It needs further solving by using the definition for absolute value.
For the interval (-~, -2) U (2, + ~) we have
For the interval (-2, 2) we have
You can also solve the above equation by graphing and finding the intersection with x-axis.
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Another, more simple way is to replace (x-2)(x+2) by 'y' and solve:
This way, you need to solve:
That is for, y > = 0 (that is x in the interval (-~, -2)U(2, +~)) it is
And the solutions is 3/2.
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Now, go back to solving
(x - 2)(x + 2) = 3/2
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See the above graph, it is exactly the same solution.
For y < 0 (that is x in the interval (-2, 2)) it is
The solution is complex, thus we have no real solutions for 'x' for this interval.
Finally, we can conclude that the only real solutions are: