Worksheet 5: Absolute value

Prof: Mr. Mohamad Taleb Grade: 10 Academic year: 2022-2023

Exercise 1
Express the following without the absolute value symbol (Show your calculations):
√ √
1 x2 − 6x + 9 . 5 5x − 25x2 − 9 × 5x + 25x2 − 9

2 |4x − 8| × |6 − 3x| . Where 25x2 − 9 ≥ 0.

√ √ 2.5t3 − 5t2
3 x − x2 + 2 × x + x2 + 2 . 6 , Where t 6= 2.
4 − 2t
√ √
4 x2 + 5 − 2 × x2 + 5 + 2 . x−4
7 √ , Where x ≥ 0 and x 6= 4.
x−2

Exercise 2
Express the following without absolute value symbol and reduce the answer:

1 a = |2x − 4| . 4 d = 1 − 4x + x |3 − 2x| .
2 b = |x − 1| + x − 2.
3 c = |3 − x| − x. |x − 5|
5 3= , x 6= 5.
15 − 3x

Exercise 3
Determine the interval of the variable x, so that each expression is independent of x:

1 A = |2x − 3| − 2(x − 2). 4 D = |−2x| + 2x.

2 B = |1 − 4x| − 4x + 5. q
5 E = (4x − 5)2 + 4x.
x−3 3x − 8
3 C= + .
2 6
6 F = |2x − 2| + |6 − 2x| .

Exercise 4
Show that:

1 |x − 4| ≤ |x| + 4. 4 If |x − 3| ≤ 2; then x > 0.

2 x2 − 4 ≥ x2 − 4.
5 If |2x + 1| > 3; then x ∈
/ [−2; 1] .
√ √
3 x2 + 3 + 2 × x2 + 3 − 2 ≤ x2 +1.
6 If |4x − 3| ≤ 2; then 0 ≤ |x − 1| < 1.

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Exercise 5
Solve in R, each of the following equations and inequations.

1 |x − 4| = −4 |x| . 6 |−x + 1| + 4 ≥ 5.
2 |3 − x| = |2x + 5| . 7 |3x − 1| < − |−2| .
3 |−x + 8| = −x − 10. 8 |5x − 1| ≥ −5.
4 |t − 12| = − |3t| − 6.
9 |2 − x| < 4.
x−2
5 = 3. 4x − 1
−3 10 ≥ 3.
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Exercise 6
Answer the following independent questions:

1 Determine the center, radius and amplitude (length) of the interval [−6; 8] .

2 Find the numbers whose distance from (−1) is 5.

3 Write a centred interval of center (−3) and radius 2.7.

Exercise 7
Given the expression: E(x) = |2x − 4| − 2x − 4.

1 Calculate the values of E(100) and E(−100).

2 a Express E(x) without using the absolute value symbol.

b Deduce again, the answers of part (1).

Exercise 8
Let A, B and M be three points of respective abscissas: −2; −1 and x.

1 Calculate the distance AB.

2 Express AM and BM in terms of x.

3 Evaluate x if:

a AM = 1.
b BM = 5.

4 For what values of x do we have AM ≥ 2? BM < 2?

5 Let N be a point of abscissa n, such that −2 < n < 3. Bound AN.

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Exercise 9
1 1−x
Given the following expressions: f (x) = ; g(x) = and h(x) = f (x) × g(x).
|x| − 1 |x + 1|

1 Determine the domain of definition of f (x) and that of g(x).

2 Solve the following equations:

a f (x) = 1.
b g(x) = 2.

3 a Express h(x) in terms of x.

b Let x > 0.
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i. Show that h(x) = − .
x+1
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ii. Can we find a value of x for which h(x) = − ? Justify your answer.
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4 If −1 < x < 0.

a Express f (x), g(x) and h(x), without the absolute value symbol.
−x
b Deduce that: f (x) + g(x) = .
x+1

Exercise 10
3 2x + 4
Given the expressions: P (x) = and Q(x) = .
x − |x − 1| 2x − |x − 2|
√
1 Evaluate P (−3) and Q( 2).

2 What are the values of x for which:

a P (x) is defined?
b Q(x) is defined?

3 Does the equation P (x) = 1 admit a solution? Justify your answer.

4 Can we find a value of x for which Q(x) = 1? Justify your answer.

5 Determine the values of x for which eqch of P (x) and Q(x) are independent form x.
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6 Solve the equation Q(x) = .
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