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2.10 Absolute value equations

Interactive practice questions

How many solutions will the equation $\left|x\right|=a$|x|=a, where $a$a is a positive number, always have?

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< 1min

Solve the equation $\left|x\right|=8$|x|=8.

Write both solutions as equations on the same line separated by a comma.

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< 1min

Solve the equation $9\left|x\right|=4$9|x|=4.

Write both solutions as equations on the same line separated by a comma.

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1min

What is/are the solution(s) to the absolute value equation $\left|x\right|=-8$|x|=8?

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< 1min
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A-REI.3.1*

Solve one-variable equations and inequalities involving absolute value, graphing the solutions and interpreting them in context. *[Linear inequalities; literal equations that are linear in the variables being solved for]

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