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Copyright

Copyright
© 2011
© 2011
Pearson
Pearson
Education,
Education,
Inc. Publishing
Inc. Publishing
as Prentice
as Prentice
Hall Hall
Chapter 4

Solving Inequalities, and


Absolute Value
Equations and
Inequalities
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4.3

Absolute Value
Equations

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Solving Equations of the Form |X| = a

If a is a positive number, then |X| = a is


equivalent to X = a or X = a.

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Example
Solve: |p| = 5.
Solution
Since 5 is positive, |p| = 5 is equivalent to p = 5 or 5.
To check, let p = 5 and then p = 5 in the original
equation.
|p| = 5 |p| = 5
|5| = 5 |5| = 5
5 = 5 True 5 = 5 True
The solutions are 5 and 5 or the solution set is {5, 5}.

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Example
Solve: 6 + 2n = 4.
Solution
6 + 2n = 4 or 6 + 2n = 4
2n = 2 or 2n = 10
n = 1 or n = 5
Check: To check, let n = 1 and then n = 5 in the
original equation.

continued
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Example
Check:
|6 + 2n = 4 |6 + 2n = 4
|6 + 2(1)| = 4 |6 + 2(5)| = 4
|6 – 2| = 4 |6 – 10| = 4
|4| = 4 | –4| = 4
4 = 4 True 4 = 4 True
Both solutions check, and the solutions are 1 and 5.

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Example
Solve: 2x 6 = 4
Solution
We want the absolute value expression alone on one
side of the equation, so begin by adding 6 to both sides.
Then apply the absolute value property.
2x 6 = 4
2x= 10
2x = 10 or 2x = 10
x=5 or x = 5
The solutions are 5 and 5.
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Example
Solve: 7x = 0.

Solution

We are looking for all numbers whose distance from 0 is


zero units. The only number is 0. The solution is 0.

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Example
Solve: 3z  2+ 8 = 1.

Solution
First, isolate the absolute value.
3z  2+ 8 = 1
3z  2 = 7 Subtract 8 from both sides.

The absolute value of a number is NEVER negative, so


this equation has no solution.

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Example
4x  5
Solve:  8.
3

Solution

The absolute value of any expression is NEVER


negative, so no solution exists. This equation has no
solution.

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Example
Solve: 9 y  1  6 y  4 .
Solution This equation is true if the expressions inside
the absolute value bars are equal to or are opposites of
each other.
Solve each equation.
9 y 1  6 y  4 or 9 y  1  (6 y  4)
3y 1  4 9 y  1  6 y  4
3y  3 15 y  1  4
y 1 15 y  5
5 1
y or 
15 3
The solutions are 1/3 and 1.
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Example
Solve: x  4  6  x .
Solution
x4  6 x or x  4  (6  x)
2x  4  6 x  4  6  x
2 x  10 4  6 False
x  5 True

The only solution for the original absolute value


equation is 5.

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