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6 solve absolute value inequalities


LT 6.5: Solve absolute value inequalities.

What does | x | = 3 mean?

What does | x | < 3 mean?

What does | x | > 3 mean?

Example 1. Solve and graph.


a. | x | 8

b. | x | > 5

To solve an absolute value inequality,


1. Get the ______________________________________________________________________________.
2. Turn it into a _____________________________________ using ____________ or ____________.
3. Solve.

Example 2. Solve and graph.


a. | x 5 | 7

b. | - 4x 5 | + 3 < 9

c. 3 | 5m 6 | - 8 13

The absolute deviation of two numbers is their ___________________________________________________.

Example 3. Write as an inequality. Then solve and graph.


a. The absolute deviation of x from 6 is less than or equal to 4.

b. Three more than the absolute deviation of -4x from 7 is greater than 10.

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