Solving Absolute Equations

What is the shape of an absolute value graph?

• U shaped
• Straight line
• V shaped
• S shaped

What is the absolute value of |55|?

• -55
• 45
• 55
• --55

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

CCSS.6.NS.C.8

What is the absolute value of | -7 |?

• -7
• 7
• -7 and 7

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

CCSS.6.NS.C.8

Solve for x
l 5x l = 40

• x = 8 and x =-8
• x = 35 and x = -35
• Only x = 8
• No Solution

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

Solve for x.
| x + 4 | = 1

• 3, 5
• -3, -5
• -3, 5
• 3, -5

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

| x + 19 | = 25

• -6, 44
• 6, -44
• 6
• No Solution

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

| 2x + 9 | = 15

• x = 3 
• x = 3
  x = -6
• x = 3
  x = -12
• x = 6
  x = -12

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

Solve |2x –3| + 5 =10.

• -1, 1
• -1, 4
• -1, -4
• 1, 4

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

5∣ x ∣ - 8 = 2

• x = 5
  x = 2
• x = 2
  x = -2
• x = -5
  x = 10
• x = 18
  x =  -18