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Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011 View details

7. Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

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Exercise 15 Page 211

How many cases do you have after you remove the absolute value?

Solutions: m=-3 or m=3
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Before we can solve this equation, we need to isolate the absolute value expression using the Properties of Equality.

-3|m|=-9

DivEqn

.LHS /(-3).=.RHS /(-3).

-3|m|/-3=-9/-3

DivNegNeg

- a/- b=a/b

|m|=3

An absolute value measures an expression's distance from a midpoint on a number line. |m|= 3

This equation means that the distance is 3, either in the positive direction or the negative direction. |m|= 3 ⇒ lm= 3 m= -3 Both 3 and -3 are solutions to the absolute value equation. Let's graph these solutions on a number line.