Absolute value equations

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.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

Solve for x
l 2x−1 l = 9

• x = 5 and x =-4
• x = 5 and x = -5
• Only x = 5
• No Solution

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7

Solve for x
l 4x−3 l = 17

• x = 5 and x =-3.5
• x = 0 and x = -5
• x = 10 and x = -10
• No Solution

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.2

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

Solve for x
l 3x + 2 l = 5

• x = -2.333... and x = 1
• x = 4 and x = 8
• x = 0
• No Solution

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

| x – 3 |= 0

• 3
• -3
• {-3, 3}
• no solution

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

∣ 2x + 9 ∣ = 15

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

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

Solve for k.

|k - 9| = 4

• 5, 13

• -5, -13

• 5, -5

• 13

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

Solve this equation. 
|-6x| = 30

• x = -5
• No solution
• x = 5, -5
• x = 5 

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

What is the absolute value of | 8 |?

• 8
• -8
• 0
• 16

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7

What is the absolute value of | -7 |?

• -7
• 7
• -7 and 7

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CCSS.HSA.REI.D.11