Difference between revisions of "1973 Canadian MO Problems/Problem 2"

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Find all real numbers that satisfy the equation $|x+3|-|x-1|=x+1$ . (Note: $|a| = a$ if $a\ge 0; |a|=-a$ if $a<0$ .)

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 ==Problem==
-Find all real numbers that satisfy the equation <math>|x+3|-|x-1|=x+1</math>. (Note: <math>|a| = a</math> if <math>a\ge 0; |a|=-a if a<0</math>.)
+Find all real numbers that satisfy the equation <math>|x+3|-|x-1|=x+1</math>. (Note: <math>|a| = a</math> if <math>a\ge 0; |a|=-a</math> if <math>a<0</math>.)
 ==Solution==

1973 Canadian MO (Problems)
Preceded by Problem 1	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5	Followed by Problem 3