Rewriting Absolute Value Equations
Solving Absolute Value Equations
Solving Absolute Value Equations, 2
Writing a Table of Values Based on a Function
Miscellaneous
100

Rewrite the absolute value equation as two linear equations: |5x + 11| = 6.

5x + 11 = 6 and 5x + 11 = -6.

100

Solve the equation |x + 3| = 5.

x = 2 and x = -8.

100
Solve the equation |1 - 2/3x| = 9.
What is x = -12 and x = 15.
100

Write all the values of y from this function using the x values: -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. Function: y = 2*|x+4| - 8


-8, -6, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8

100

What is absolute value?

The distance of a number from zero.

200

Rewrite the absolute value equation as two linear equations: |2.3 - 5.7x| = 11.4.

2.3 - 5.7x = 11.4 and 2.3 - 5.7x = -11.4.

200

Solve the equation |2x + 6| = 14.

x = 4 and x = -10.

200
Solve the equation |x - 2| + 6 = 0.
What is you cannot solve, therefore no solution.
200

Write all the values of y from this function using the x values: -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. Function: y = 3*|x-9|

39, 36, 33, 30, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15

200

If a is negative what happens to the absolute value function? If a is positive what happens to the absolute value function?

When a is negative the graph points down.

When a is positive the graph points up.

300

Rewrite the absolute value equation as two linear equations: |x - 1/2| = 9.

x - 1/2 = 9 and x - 1/2 = -9.

300

Solve the equation |1/2x - 4| = 1.

x = 10 and x = 6.

300
Solve the equation |x + 3| - 1 = 0.
What is x = -2 and x = -4.
300

Using this function: y = |x+2| -3. Write 5 x-values and y-values.

-2  -3

-1  -2

0   -1

1  0

2  1

300

Find the vertex of this absolute value function:
y = |x+2| -3

Vertex = (-h, k)

y = a |x+h|+ k

Vertex = (-2, -3)

400

Rewrite the absolute value equation as two linear equations: |6x - 3| = -9.

No solution.

400

Solve the equation |4 - 5x| = -6.

No solution. Absolute value equations cannot equal a negative number, because it represents a distance and distance is always positive.

400

Solve the equation |3x - 2| = x.

What is x = 1 and x = 0.5.

400

Using this function: y = |x-5| + 8. Write 7 x-values and y-values.

-3  16

-2  15

-1  14

0  13

1  12

2  11

3  10

400

Members of a book club agree to read within five pages of the past page of the chapter. The chapter ends on page 150. Write an absolute value equation that represents the pages where club members could stop reading.

|x -150| =5

500

Rewrite the absolute value equation as two linear equations: |3x - 6| - 9 = -3.

3x - 6 = 6 and 3x - 6 = -6.

500

Solve the equation |3x - 6| - 9 = -3.

x = 0 and x = 4.

500

Write an absolute value equation that has the given solutions: 3 and 9.

|x - 6| = 3.

500

Write a table of 5 x-values and 5 y-values based on this function: y = 3|x-2| +4

-2  16

-1  13

0  10

1  7

2  4

500

The temperature of an enclosure for a pet snake should be about 80 degrees F give or take 5 degrees. Write an absolute value equation to find the minimum and maximum temperatures.

|x - 80| = 5

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