|x+3|>5 is the same thing as x>2 or x<-8 having it as x>2 or x<-8 is worked out further. I don't have an 89, so I can't help you get it to work it any farther than that. B Clark > When i input: solve(abs(x+3)>5,x) > theoretically it should give me an answer somewhere along the lines of: > x>2 or x<-8 > > However, all it does is display: > |x+3|>5