Solving Absolute Value Equations

|2a - 10| = 6

• a = 8, a = 5
• a = 2
• a = 8
• a = 8, a = 2

Solve the following equation:

∣ 2x + 9 ∣ = 15

• x = 3

• x = 3, x = −6

• x = 3, x = −12

• x = 6, x = −12

Evaluate the expression.
|-2| + |-5|

• 7
• -7
• 3
• -3

|x-3|=40

• x = 43, x = -37

• x = 43, x = -43

• x = -43, x = 37

• x = 43

|x+7|=12

• x = -5, x = 19

• x = 5, x = -19

• x = 5, x = -5

• x = 12, x = -7

Solve the following equation:

|−4 + 5x| = 16

• {16/5,12/5}

• {4, −5}

• {−12/5, 4}

• {4}

What is the absolute value of |572|.

• 275
• -572
• 57
• 572

|x+7|=12

• x = -5, x = 19

• x = 5, x = -19

• x = 5, x = -5

• x = 12, x = -7