Solving Absolute Value Equations simple

Absolute value is defined as...

• always positive numbers
• negative numbers becoming positive
• distance from zero
• numbers on the number line

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

∣ 2x + 9 ∣ = 15

• x = 3 
• x = 3
  x = -6
• x = 3
  x = -12
• x = 6
  x = -12

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

|6 - 2f| = -5

• 11/2, 1/2
• -5, 5
• 1, 3
• ⊘ No solution

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

Solve this equation. 
|-6x| = 30

• x = -5
• No solution
• x = 5, -5
• x = 5 

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

Evaluate each expression.
| x + 9 | = -5

• -14
• -4
• {-14, -4}
• no solution

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

| x – 3 |= 0

• 3
• -3
• {-3, 3}
• no solution

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

Solve the absolute value equation. 

• {-10, 10}
• {-22, 22}
• {-16, 16}
• {-5, 11}

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

|x+19|=25

• -6, 44
• 6, -44
• 6
• No Solution

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

I 5 I

• 5
• -5
• -5 and 5

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7

Solve the absolute value equation. 

• {7}
• {-7, 7}
• {0, 7}
• No Solution

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1