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Absolute Value Equations Inequalities

The equation a = -7 has no solution because an absolute value cannot equal a negative number. Write the absolute value as two equations. Add 7 to each side. Simplify. The solutions are 15 and -1. Exercises Solve each equation. If there is no solution, write no solution.

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Absolute Value Equations Inequalities

The equation a = -7 has no solution because an absolute value cannot equal a negative number. Write the absolute value as two equations. Add 7 to each side. Simplify. The solutions are 15 and -1. Exercises Solve each equation. If there is no solution, write no solution.

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Name

Class

Date

3-7

Reteaching
Absolute Value Equations

Both 5 and 5 are solutions of the equation | a | = 5. Many absolute value equations have two solutions. The equation | a | = 7 has no solution because an absolute value cannot equal a negative number. Problem What are the solutions of | t 7 | = 8? The equation | t 7 | = 8 is the same as t 7 = 8 or t 7 = 8. t7=8 t7+7=8+7 t = 15 or or or t 7 = 8 t 7 + 7 = 8 + 7 t = 1
Write the absolute value as two equations. Add 7 to each side. Simplify.

The solutions are 15 and 1. Problem What are the solutions of | 5p | + 25 = 15? First isolate the absolute value. | 5p | + 25 = 15 | 5p | + 25 25 = 15 25 | 5p | = 10
Original equation Subtract 25 from each side. Simplify.

The absolute value cannot have a negative value, so there is no solution for the equation.

Exercises
Solve each equation. If there is no solution, write no solution.
1. | m + 8 | =5 2. | 3b 1| = 11

3. | y + 17| 25 = 10

4. | 4s + 1 | + 7 = 5

5. | 2w 4| + 18 = 15

6.

h 4 3

2 5

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Name

Class

Date

3-7

Reteaching (continued)
Absolute Value Inequalities

The inequality | a | < 5 is the same as a < 5 and a > 5. The inequality | a | > 5 is the same as a > 5 or a < 5.

Problem
What are the solutions of | 2n 3 | 9? Graph the solutions. 2n 3 9 2n 3 + 3 9 + 3 2n 12
2n 12 2 2 n6

or or or or or

2n 3 9 2n 3 + 3 9 + 3 2n 6
2n 6 2 2 n 3

Write the absolute value as two inequalities. Add 3 to each side. Simplify. Divide each side by 2. Simplify.

Exercises
Solve and graph each inequality.
7. | x 3 | > 5 8. | d +4 | < 3

9. | n + 1 | 7

10. | f 5 | 1

11. | 2v | > 16

12.

z 3

13. | 2k 1| 7

14. | 4r + 1 | 9

15.

2 p 3

16. | 8s 16 | > 16

17.

b 1 2

18. | 5g + 10 | 40

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