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Absolute Value!!!
Answers to Absolute Value Worksheet
1. 2. 3.
f(x) = 2|x 3| + 3
f(x) = 1/3|x + 5| + 3
Answers to Absolute Value Worksheet
f(x) = 3|x 4| 10
f(x) = 2|x 4| + 9
Answers to Absolute Value Worksheet
f(x) = 4|x + 5| + 9 f(x) = 3/5|x + 4| 8
Solving Absolute Value Equations...
Absolute Value:
For any real number x,
x, if x < 0
{
|x| = 0, if x = 0
x, if x > 0
Recall: When solving equations, isolate the absolute
value. Here are a few examples...
1. 5|2x + 3| = 30
|2x + 3| = 6
2x + 3 = 6 2x + 3 = 6
2x = 3 2x = 9
x = 3/2 x = 9/2
x + 2 = 6 x + 2 = 6
x = 4 x = 8
2|6| + 12 = 0 2|6| + 12 = 0
{4, 8}
example 3:
5|3×+ 7|=65
|3x + 7|=13
absolute value cannot be negative!!
{}
example 4:
|2x + 12| = 7x 3
2x + 12 = 7x 3 2x + 12 = (7x 3)
2x + 15 = 7x 2x + 12 = 7x + 3
15 = 5x 9x + 12 = 3
3 = x 9x = 9
x = 1
|18| = 18
|10| = 10
{3} reject!
Absolute Value Inequalities
Recall: |ax+b|=c, where c>0
why?
ax+b=c ax+b=
c
|ax+b|<c think: between "and"
we will express < or ≤ as an
c < ax+b < c equivalent conjunction using the
word AND
ax+b < c and ax+b > c
|ax+b|>c think: beyond "or"
we will express > or ≥ as an equivalent disjunction using the word OR
ax+b>c or ax+b<c
I. Less than...
a) |x| < 5
written as
x < 5 and x >5
solution set: {x: 5< x < 5}
Graph on a number line!
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2
shade between!!!
b) |2x 1| < 11
2x1<11 and 2x1>11
2x < 12 and 2x > 10
x < 6 and x > 5
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2
{x: 5 < x < 6}
c) 4|2x + 3| 11 ≤ 5
4|2x + 3| ≤ 16
|2x + 3| ≤ 4
2x + 3 ≤ 4 AND 2x + 3 ≥ 4
2x ≤ 1 AND 2x ≥ 7
x ≤ 1/2 AND x ≥ 7/2
think.. .
can an absolute value be negative???
NO!! {}
II. Greater than...
a) |x| > 5
written as
x > 5 or x < 5
solution set: {x: x > 5 or x < 5}
Interval notation (we will not use this, just set, but as an FYI): (∞, 5)
∪ (5, ∞)
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2
shade beyond!!!
b) |2x 1| > 11
2x1>11 or 2x1<11
2x > 12 or 2x < 10
x > 6 or x < 5
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2
{x: x > 6 or x < 5}
c) 4|2x + 3| 11 ≥ 5
4|2x + 3| ≥ 16
|2x + 3| ≥ 4
2x + 3 ≥ 4 OR 2x + 3 ≤ 4
2x ≥ 1 OR 2x ≤ 7
x ≥ 1/2 OR x ≤ 7/2
always!!
5 4 3 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
2
{x: x ∈ R }
x is a real number!
LAST ONE!
5 < |x + 3| ≤ 7
|x + 3| >5 |x + 3| ≤ 7
x + 3 > 5 or x + 3 < 5 x+ 3 ≤ 7 and x + 3 ≥ 7
x > 2 or x < 8 x ≤ 4 and x ≥ 10
now graph it!
graph above the number line and look for the overlap. This
is where your solution will appear.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
{x: 10 ≤ x < 8 or 2 < x ≤ 4}
Remember to see me, email
me or ask on the wiki if you
have questions!!
-Ms. P