ABSOLUTE VALUE INEQUALITIES

Solve.

|x + 4| < 5

• x < -9 or x > 1

• -9 < x < 1

• x < 9 or x > -1

• -1 < x < 9

Solve.
|y - 4| ≥ 8

• y ≤ -4 or y ≥ 12
• -4 ≤ y ≤ -12
• y ≤ 4 or y ≥ -12
• -12 ≤ x ≤ 4

Solve.
|y - 1| ≤ 6

• -7 ≤ y ≤ 5
• y ≤ -7 or y ≥ 5
• -5 ≤ y ≤ 7
• y ≤ -5 or y ≥ 7

Solve.
|p + 3| ≥ 10

• -13 ≤ p ≤ 7
• p ≤ -13 or p ≥ 7
• -7 ≤ p ≤ 13
• p ≤ -7 or p ≥ 13

Solve.

3|d - 4| ≥ 12

• d = -8 or d = 0

• no solution

• d ≥ 8 or d ≤ 0

• d = 40 or d = 32

Solve.
|5x + 7| < 22

• x < -5 ⅘ or x > 3
• -5 ⅘ < x < 3
• -3 < x < 5 ⅘
• x < -3 or x > 5 ⅘

Solve.

|-3f| ≥ 6.3

• -18.9 ≤ f ≤ 18.9

• no solution

• f ≤ -2.1 or f ≥ 2.1

• -2.1 ≤ f ≤ 2.1

The radius of the gears produced at a factory must be 6 inches in length with a tolerance of 0.1 inches. The gears with radius beyond the tolerated lengths will be thrown away. Which of the following inequalities can be used to assess which gears are eligible? (x is the length of the radius)

• |x – 6| ≤ 0.1
• |x – 6| ≥ 0.1
• |x – 0.1| ≤ 6
• |x – 0.1| ≥ 6

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

The street built in the city must be 25 feet in width with a tolerance of 0.5 feet. Streets that are not within the tolerated widths must be repaired. Which of the following inequalities can be used to assess which streets are within tolerance? (W is the width of the street) .

• |W - 25| ≤ .5
• |W - .5| ≤ 25
• |W - 25| ≥ .5
• |W - .5| ≥ 25

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

| x + 3 | ≤ 2

• No Solution
• All Real Numbers
• -5 ≤ x ≤ -1
• 1 ≤ x ≤ 5

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3