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Chapter 2: Equations, Inequalities and Absolute Values

The document discusses absolute values and solving equations involving absolute values. It defines the properties of absolute values and types of absolute equations. Examples are provided to demonstrate solving absolute equations by using the definition to eliminate the modulus, squaring both sides, and isolating the variable to find the solution set. Key terms covered include absolute values, equations involving absolute value, and squaring both sides.

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Chapter 2: Equations, Inequalities and Absolute Values

The document discusses absolute values and solving equations involving absolute values. It defines the properties of absolute values and types of absolute equations. Examples are provided to demonstrate solving absolute equations by using the definition to eliminate the modulus, squaring both sides, and isolating the variable to find the solution set. Key terms covered include absolute values, equations involving absolute value, and squaring both sides.

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Chapter 2: Equations,

Inequalities and Absolute Values

2.3 Absolute Values

Prepared by: kwkang


Learning Outcomes
2.3 (a) State the properties of absolute values
as follows:
i. 𝒂 ≥ 𝟎
ii. −𝒂 = 𝒂
iii. 𝒂 + 𝒃 = 𝒃 + 𝒂
iv. 𝒂 − 𝒃 = 𝒃 − 𝒂
v. 𝒂𝒃 = 𝒂 𝒃
vi. 𝒂 = 𝒂 where 𝒃 ≠ 𝟎
𝒃 𝒃 kwkang@KMK
Learning Outcomes
2.3 (b) Solve absolute equations of these
forms:
i. 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃 = 𝒄𝒙 + 𝒅
ii. 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃 = 𝒄𝒙 + 𝒅
𝟐
iii. 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄 = 𝒅

kwkang@KMK
Absolute Values
Properties of absolute values

i. 𝒂 ≥𝟎

ii. −𝒂 = 𝒂
iii. 𝒂 + 𝒃 = 𝒃 + 𝒂 Absolute value of a,
denoted by 𝒂 .
iv. 𝒂 − 𝒃 = 𝒃 − 𝒂
v. 𝒂𝒃 = 𝒂 𝒃
𝒂 𝒂
vi. = where 𝒃 ≠𝟎
𝒃 𝒃
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Absolute Equation
Types of absolute equation
1. Definition
𝒙, 𝒙≥𝟎
𝒙 =ቊ
−𝒙, 𝒙<𝟎
2. Basic definition
𝒙 =𝒂 ↔ 𝒙 = 𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒙 = −𝒂

3. Inequalities
Refer Note 2.2 Inequalities
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Example
Solve the following equations.
(a) 𝒙 + 𝟑 = 𝟔
(b) 𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟖
(c) 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟗 = 𝒙 + 𝟑
(d) 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟒

Bloom: Understanding
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Solution
(a) 𝒙+𝟑 = 𝟔

𝒙+𝟑=𝟔 Or 𝒙 + 𝟑 = −𝟔 Using basic definition

𝒙=𝟑 𝒙 = −𝟗 Finish solving by


isolating the variable.
𝟐𝒙 − 𝟗 = 𝒙 + 𝟑
(b) 𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟖
𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟖 Or 𝒙 + 𝟒 = −(𝟓𝒙 + 𝟖) Using basic
definition
𝟒𝒙 = −𝟒 𝒙 + 𝟒 = −𝟓𝒙 − 𝟖

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Solution (Continue…)
𝟒𝒙 = −𝟒 𝟔𝒙 = −12
𝒙 = −1 𝒙 = −2

Check the answers

When 𝒙 = −1 , When 𝒙 = −2 ,
𝒙 + 𝟒 = −𝟏 + 𝟒 = 𝟑 𝒙 + 𝟒 = −𝟐 + 𝟒 = 𝟐
𝟓 −𝟏 + 𝟖 = 𝟑 𝟓 −𝟐 + 𝟖 = −𝟐
∴ 𝒙 = −𝟏 is a solution. ∴ 𝒙 = −𝟐 is not a solution.

∴ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒙 = −𝟏.


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Solution (Continue…)
(c) 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟗 = 𝒙 + 𝟑
𝟐𝒙 − 𝟗 𝟐
= 𝒙+𝟑 𝟐 Squaring both sides

𝟐𝒙 − 𝟗 𝟐
= 𝒙+𝟑 𝟐 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐

𝟒𝒙𝟐 − 𝟑𝟔𝒙 + 𝟖𝟏 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟗 Quadratic expansion


3𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒𝟐𝒙 + 𝟕𝟐 = 𝟎 Rearranging to let RHS=0
𝟑𝒙 − 𝟔 𝒙 − 𝟏𝟐 = 𝟎 Factorizing to get
values x
𝒙=𝟐 𝒐𝒓 𝒙 = 𝟏𝟐

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Solution (Continue…)
(d) 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟒
𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟒 Or 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟒 = −𝟒 Definition
𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔𝒙 = 𝟎 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟖 = 𝟎 Solving to
𝒙 𝒙−𝟔 =𝟎 𝒙−𝟒 𝒙−𝟐 = 𝟎 get values
𝒙 = 𝟎, 𝒙=𝟔 𝒙 = 𝟒, 𝒙=𝟐 of x

∴ 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝟎, 𝟐, 𝟒, 𝟔 .

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Self-check
Solve the following equations.
(a) 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟑 = 𝟗
(b) 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏 = 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟑
(c) 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝟖𝒙 + 𝟏𝟏
𝟐
(d) 𝒙 − 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝟐

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Answer Self-check
𝟑
(a) 𝒙 = 𝟑, 𝒙=−
𝟐

(b) 𝒙=𝟐

(c) 𝒙 = −𝟑 𝒐𝒓 𝒙 = −𝟏

(d) 𝟎, 𝟐, 𝟒 .

Bloom: Applying
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Summary
𝟒𝒙 − 𝟑 = 𝟗 Inequalities
𝒙𝟐− 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟒 involving
 Using definition Absolute
to eliminate absolute value
Values (Refer note
modulus.
 Don’t need SDL 2.2)
check answers.
Equations
involving
absolute value
𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟖 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟗 = 𝒙 + 𝟑
 Using definition to eliminate  Squaring both sides.
modulus.  Don’t need check
 Need to check answers. answers.

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Key Terms
• Absolute values
• Equations involving absolute value
• Squaring both sides

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