Rules/Problems
What is |-1.345|
|-1.345| = 1.345
| z - 13 | = 21
What is z= -8 or z= 34
| d + 5 | = 9
What is d = 4 or d= -14
| w + 9 | = 17
What is w = 8 or w = -26
| x - 6 | = 35
What is x = 41 or x = -29
True or False: An absolute value can equal a negative number?
What is FALSE! You cannot have an absolute value equal to a 0. For instance: |x| = -5 is NOT possible!
| d + 1 | = 7
What is d = 6 or d= -8
| a - 6 | = 10
What is a = 16 or a = -4
2 | x + 5 | = 22
What is x = -16 or x = 6
| t + 9 | - 8 = 5
What is t = 4 or t = -22
When solving an absolute value equation, what do you do first: opposite of multiplication/division or opposite of addition/subtraction.
What is the opposite of addition/subtraction.
You want to make sure that you get rid of addition and subtraction FIRST, then you can undo multiplication and division.
5 | q + 6 | = 20
What is q = -2 or q = -10
-3 | r - 4 | = -21
What is r = -3 or r = 11
3 | 2a - 4 | = 0
What is a = 2
8 | 5w - 1 | = 0
What is w = 1/5
3 + | z + 5 | = 10
What is z = 2 or z = -12
| p + 1 | + 10 = 5
What is No solution!
6 | g - 3 | = 42
What is g = 10 or g = -4
-4 | y + 4 | = -28
What is y = 3 or y = -11
| 5b - 10 | = 20
What is b = 6 or b = -2
| 2c + 3 | - 15 = 0
What is c= 6 or c= -9
2 | 3x - 4 | + 8 = 6
What is No Solution
4 | 3y + 2 | - 11 = -7
What is y = -1/3 or y = -1
-3 | 3t - 2 | -12 = -6
What is No Solution
-5 | 3z + 6 | - 5 = -20
What is z = -3 or z = -1