If x is less than 2, simplify

|x - 2| - 4|-6|

 

|x - 2| - 4*|-6|

=|x - 2| - 4* 6

=|x - 2| - 24

 

       if 

        x-2>=0 then x>= 2 and

=x-2-24

=x-26

 

     if

       x-2<0 then  x<2   and

=2-x-24

=-x-22

 

so

If x>=2 then the expression will equal   x-26

and

If  x<2 then the expression will equal    -x-22