Step-by-step explanation: What we want to do is to get x on one side. First, we subtract 16 on both sides, leaving us with:
[tex]|x+2| + 16-16 = 14-16[/tex]
Then, we subtract two on both sides, giving us:
[tex]|x+2-2|=-2-2[/tex]
That leaves us with:
[tex]|x| = -4[/tex]
HOWEVER
Since those lines mean that x MUST be positive, that means that x has no value, and this has no solutions.
