Solving Absolute Value Equations

Front

|2a - 10| = 6

Back

a = 8, a = 2

Front

|-2 - 4n| = 34

Back

n = -9, n = 8

Front

Solve the equation: |v + 8| − 5 = 2

Back

{-1,-15}

Front

|x+7|=12

Back

x = 5, x = -19

Front

|x-3|=40

Back

x = 43, x = -37

Front

8|-2x + 4| = 96

Back

x = -4, x = 8

Front

-|−2r − 1| = 11

Back

No Solution

Front

Why is absolute value always written as a positive?

Back

Absolute value is talking about distance, distance is always measured by positive numbers.

Front

Solve the equation: |v + 8| − 5 = 2

Back

{-1,-15}

Front

Solve the equation: |−4 + 5x| = 16

Back

{-12/5, 4}