1. Solving Equations Using Addition or Subtraction
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Use the Addition Property of Equality to isolate the absolute value expression.
Before we can solve the equation, we need to isolate the absolute value expression. Let's use the Addition Property of Equality.
An absolute value measures an expression's distance from a midpoint on a number line. |x|= 0 This equation means that the distance is 0. The only solution of this equation is x = 0.