4. Solving Absolute Value Equations
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An absolute value equation can be broken down into a midpoint and a distance from the midpoint to the solutions.
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Notice that the left-hand side of the equation is in the form |x-a|. Keeping that in mind, we can rewrite our equation. |x+4|=2 ⇔ |x-( - 4)|= 2 Now, we can determine the midpoint as - 4 and the distance from the midpoint as 2.
This number line corresponds with option A.