a.
12-lx-8l=3
lx-8l=12-3=9
\(\hept{\begin{cases}x-8=9\\x-8=-9\end{cases}}\)
a, 12 - |x - 8| = 3
|x - 8| = 12 - 3
|x - 8| = 9
=> x - 8 = 9
hoặc x - 8 = -9
Nếu x - 8 = 9 => x = 9 + 8 = 17
Nếu x - 8 = -9 => x = (-9) + 8 = -1
b, 15 - (x + 18) = -24
x + 18 = 15 - (-24)
x + 18 = 39
x = 39 - 18
x = 21