Solving Absolute Equations and Inequalities

Solve for x in the following absolute value equation.

Solve for n in the following absolute value equation.

• No solution

Solve for y in the following absolute value equation.

Solve for x in the following absolute value inequality.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• a

• b

• c

• d

• 0

• -4/3 and -8/3

• -4/3

• { }, no solution

| 2w - 1 | < 11

• No Solution

• All Real Numbers

• -5 < w < 6

• -6 < w < 5

• no solution
• -6 ≤ r ≥ 8
• 6 > r > -8
• -6 < r < 8

What's a way to define absolute value?

• The value of a number

• The opposite of a number

• The distance of a number from zero

• The multiplicative inverse of a number