Solve and Graph Absolute Value Inequalities

Solve:
3 | 2x + 7| - 7 < -4

• x < -3 and x > -5/3

• x < -3 and x > -4

• all real numbers

• no solution

Solve.
-5|x - 4| > -20

• x < 8 and x > 0

• x > 8 or x < 0

• all real numbers

• no solution

What is the correct first step?

• divide by 10

• multiply by 10

• make it two inequalities with an "or"

• make it two inequalities with and "and"

| -8x | < 8

What is the correct first step?

• separate into two inequalities with an "and"

• separate into two inequalities with an "or"

• divide both sides by -8

• add 8 to both sides

• n > 1 or n < -7
• n > -1 or n < -7
• -7 < n < -1
• no solution

Solve for r.

• r ≥ -38 and r ≤ 32

• r > -38 and r < 32

• r ≥ -38 or r ≤ 32

• r > -38 or r < 32

What is the first step?

• Get the absolute value alone by dividing both sides by 5

• Drop the absolute value bars and add 7 and 5 together

• Get the absolute value alone by subtracting 5 from both sides

Solve.
|c + 4| < 5

• x < -9 or x > 1

• -9 < x < 1

• x < 9 or x > -1

• -1 < x < 9

Solve.
|p + 3| ≥ 10

• -13 ≤ p ≤ 7

• p ≤ -13 or p ≥ 7

• -7 ≤ p ≤ 13

• p ≤ -7 or p ≥ 13

Solve.
|3c - 4| < 12

• -2 2/3 < c < 5 1/3

• c < -5 1/3  or c > 2 2/3

• c < 5 1/3 or c > -2 2/3

• -5 1/3 < c < 2 2/3