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Absolute Value Equations

The document explains the concept of absolute value, defining it as the distance of a number from zero, which is always non-negative. It outlines how to solve absolute value equations, including isolating the absolute value, creating two cases, and solving each case. Additionally, it covers equations with two absolute values and provides examples to illustrate the solving process.

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Absolute Value Equations

The document explains the concept of absolute value, defining it as the distance of a number from zero, which is always non-negative. It outlines how to solve absolute value equations, including isolating the absolute value, creating two cases, and solving each case. Additionally, it covers equations with two absolute values and provides examples to illustrate the solving process.

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Grade 8

Equations Involving
Absolute Value

Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.


|3|= 3 Absolute Value

| 2.5 | = 2.5
|0|= 0
|–7 |= 7
| – 4.8 | = 4.8

Definition:
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0.

The absolute value of a number is non-negative.


The absolute value of a number is either positive or 0.
Absolute Value
Absolute value of a
number is the 5 5
DISTANCE to ZERO.
Distance cannot be  5 5
negative, so the absolute
value cannot be
negative.
0 0

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley Slide 4- 3


Absolute Value Equations
|x|=5 |x|=–
2
Same Opposite
x=5 x=–5 No Solution

Two Solutions

Absolute Value Property


If |x| = a, where x is a variable or an expression and
a  0, then x = a or x = a.
Solving Absolute Value Equations

1. Isolate the absolute value so that


the equation is in the form |ax + b|
= c.

If c < 0, the equation has no solution.

2. Separate the absolute value into two


equations,
ax + b = c and ax + b =  c.

3. Solve both equations.


Absolute Value Equations
1. Isolate
2. Two Cases
3. Solve
3  2x  5  9
 5  5
Keep the
absolute 3  2x  4
value bars!
Same Opposite

Drop the 3  2x  4 3  2x   4
absolute
value bars!  3  3  3  3
 2 x 1  2x   7
 2  2  2  2
 1 7
x x  1 , 7 
2 2  
 2 2
1. Isolate
Absolute Value Equations 2. Two Cases
3. Solve

3k  1  4  6
4 4
Keep the
absolute 3k  1 10
value bars!
Same Opposite

Drop the
absolute
3k  1 10 3k  1   10
value bars! 1 1 1 1
3k 11 3k   9
3 3 3 3
11
k k  3  3, 11 
3  
 3
1. Isolate
Absolute Value Equations 2. Two Cases
3. Solve

x  7  12  7
 12  12
x  7  5

No Solution
1. Isolate
Absolute Value Equations 2. Two Cases
3. Solve

2y  5  0

Same Opposite

2y  5  0
 5  5
2y   5
2 2
 5
y  5 
2  
 2
Absolute Value Equations with 2 Absolute Values
Same Opposite
|5|=| |5|=|
5||=|
| –8 | –5
–8 | | = |
–8 | 8|
Two cases!

Opposite
x 4  x  4    x  4
x 7  x  7   x  7
 2x  3   2 x  3  2 x  3
Absolute Value Equations with 2 Absolute Values

2w  4  3w  2

Same Opposite

2w  4  3w  2 2w  4   3w  2
 3w  3w 2w  4   3w  2
 w  4  2  3w  3w
 4  4 5w  4  2
 w  6  4  4
5w   2
w 6  2 ,6
5 5  
 2  5 
w
5
Absolute Value Equations with 2 Absolute Values

k  2  3k  3

Same Opposite

k  2  3k  3 k  2   3k  3
 k  k k  2   3k  3
2  2k  3  3k  3k
 3  3
4k  2   3
 1  2k  2  2
2 2 4k   5
4 4  5 , 1 
 1  
k  5  4 2
2 k
4
Absolute Value Equations with 2 Absolute Values

2x  9  3  2x

Same Opposite

2x  9  3  2x 2 x  9   3  2 x 
 2x  2x
2x  9   3  2x
4 x  9 3  2x  2x
9 9
 9  3
4 x 12 No Solution
4 4

x 3 3
Practice Exercise 3

Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 2 - 14

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