How many cases do we have after we remove the absolute value?
Solutions: w=6 and w=- 6 Number Line:
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An absolute value measures an expression's distance from a midpoint on a number line.
|w|= 6This equation means that the distance is 6, either in the positive direction or the negative direction.
|w|= 6 ⇒ lw= 6 w= - 6
Both 6 and - 6 are solutions to the absolute value equation. Let's graph these solutions on a number line.