Goals:

Properties of modulus equations.

|𝑝| = |𝑞| ⇔ 𝑝2 = 𝑞 2

How to solve modulus equations?

There are two types of linear modulus equations.
1. |𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏| = 𝑐
2. |𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏| = |𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑|

Method 1 (Algebra 1): Method 2 (Algebra 2): Method 3 (Graph):

Example: Example: Example:
Solve the following modulus Solve the following modulus Solve the following modulus
equations: equations: equations:
a. |2𝑥 − 3| = 11 a. |2𝑥 − 3| = 11 a. |2𝑥 − 3| = 11
b. |𝑥 − 5| = |𝑥 + 1| b. |𝑥 − 5| = |𝑥 + 1| b. |𝑥 − 5| = |𝑥 + 1|
Solving modulus linear inequalities.
Properties of modulus inequalities
|𝑝| > 𝑞 ⇔ 𝑝 > 𝑞 𝑜𝑟 𝑝 < 𝑞
|𝑝| < 𝑞 ⇔ −𝑞 < 𝑝 < 𝑞
|𝑝| > |𝑞| ⇔ 𝑝2 > 𝑞 2
|𝑝| < |𝑞| ⇔ 𝑝2 < 𝑞 2 , 𝑞 ≠ 0

Example:
Solve the following modulus inequalities.
a. |2𝑥 − 1| < 3
b. |2𝑥 + 3| > 4
c. |2𝑥 + 1| ≥ |3 − 𝑥|
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