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 1.│a│ = 11 
 

𝒂={ 𝟏𝟏, −𝟏𝟏 }

 
 2.│m│= 28 
 

𝒎= {𝟐𝟖 , − 𝟐𝟖 }
 
  

12 12
𝒓={17
,−
17 }
4. │ y│+ 1= 3
 

𝒚= {𝟐 , −𝟐 }
 
𝟓.│ 𝒑│−𝟏=𝟕
 

𝒑={ 𝟖 ,− 𝟖 }
 
6. │ b│ + 2 = 3 
 

𝒃={ 𝟏 ,− 𝟏 }
 
7. │ w−10│=1 
 

𝒘 = {𝟏𝟏 ,𝟗 }
 
8. |𝒖|𝟐=𝟒  
 

𝒖= { 𝟐, − 𝟐 }
 
9. 2 │x│ =22 
 

𝒙={ 𝟏𝟏 , −𝟏𝟏 }
 
10. 3│c+1│=6 
 

𝒄= {𝟏 , −𝟑 }
 
Absolute Value
Equations and
Inequalities
 |𝟑 𝒂 − 𝟒|−
  𝟏𝟏= 𝟏𝟓
STEP 1: Express the given in a
single absolute value expression.

|𝟑 𝒂 − 𝟒|− 𝟏𝟏= 𝟏𝟓
 

|𝟑 𝒂 − 𝟒|=𝟏𝟓+𝟏𝟏
 

 
STEP 2:
Make two expressions.

|𝟑 𝒂 − 𝟒|= 𝟐𝟔
 

𝟑 𝒂 − 𝟒=𝟐𝟔
 

𝟑 𝒂 − 𝟒=−𝟐𝟔
 
 STEP 3: Solve both equations.
𝟑 𝒂 − 𝟒=𝟐𝟔 𝟑 𝒂 − 𝟒=−𝟐𝟔
   

𝟑 𝒂=𝟐𝟔+ 𝟒 𝟑 𝒂=−𝟐𝟔+ 𝟒
   

𝟑 𝒂=𝟑𝟎 𝟑 𝒂=−𝟐𝟐
   

𝟑𝟑 𝟑 𝟑
   

   
 |𝟓 𝒙+ 𝟒|+𝟏𝟐
  =𝟒
STEP 1: Express the given in a
single absolute value expression.

|𝟓 𝒙+ 𝟒|+𝟏 𝟐=𝟒
 

|𝟓 𝒙+ 𝟒|= 𝟒 − 𝟏𝟐
 

|𝟓 𝒙 + 𝟒|=− 𝟖
 
 |𝟓 𝒙+ 𝟒|+𝟏𝟐
  =𝟒
There is no solution.
|𝟓 𝒙+ 𝟒|+𝟏 𝟐=𝟒
 

|𝟓 𝒙+ 𝟒|= 𝟒 − 𝟏𝟐
 

|𝟓 𝒙 + 𝟒|=− 𝟖
 
 |𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟕| − 𝟒<𝟏 𝟎
STEP 1: Express the given in a
single absolute value expression.

|𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟕|− 𝟒<𝟏 𝟎
 

|𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟕|<𝟏 𝟎+ 𝟒
 

|𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟕|<𝟏𝟒
 
STEP 2:
Make two expressions.

|𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟕|<𝟏𝟒
 

𝟑 𝒙 −𝟕< −𝟏𝟒
 

𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟕> 𝟏𝟒
 
 STEP 3: Solve both equations.
𝟑 𝒙 −𝟕> 𝟏𝟒 𝟑 𝒙 −𝟕< −𝟏𝟒
   

𝟑 𝒙>𝟏𝟒 +𝟕 𝟑 𝒙<− 𝟏𝟒+𝟕

   

𝟑 𝒙>𝟐𝟏 𝟑 𝒙<− 𝟕
   

𝟑𝟑 𝟑 𝟑
   

𝒙> 𝟕
   
 |𝟐 𝒙+𝟑|−
  𝟐 ≥ 𝟏𝟑
STEP 1: Express the given in a
single absolute value expression.

|𝟐 𝒙+𝟑|− 𝟐 ≥ 𝟏𝟑
 

|𝟐 𝒙+𝟑|≥ 𝟏𝟑 +𝟐
 

 
STEP 2:
Make two expressions.

|𝟐 𝒙+𝟑|≥ 𝟏𝟓
 

𝟐 𝒙 +𝟑 ≥ 𝟏𝟓
 

𝟐 𝒙 +𝟑 ≤− 𝟏𝟓
 
 STEP 3: Solve both equations.
𝟐 𝒙 +𝟑 ≥𝟏𝟓 𝟐 𝒙 +𝟑 ≤− 𝟏𝟓
   

𝟐 𝒙 ≥𝟏𝟓 −𝟑 𝟐 𝒙 ≤− 𝟏𝟓− 𝟑
   

𝟐 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏 𝟐 𝟐 𝒙 ≤ − 𝟏𝟖
   

𝟐𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
   

   
Seatwork
 |𝟔 𝒙 − 𝟑
  |=𝟏𝟓

𝟔 𝒙+𝟑=𝟏𝟓 𝟔 𝒙+𝟑=−𝟏𝟓
   

𝟔 𝒙=𝟏𝟓 −𝟑 𝟔 𝒙=−𝟏𝟓 − 𝟑
   

𝟔 𝒙=𝟏𝟐 𝟔 𝒙=−𝟏𝟖
   

𝟔𝟔 𝟔 𝟔
   

   
 |𝟓 𝒙 − 𝟒   |≤ 𝟐𝟏

𝟓 𝒙 − 𝟒 ≥𝟐𝟏 𝟓 𝒙 − 𝟒 ≤− 𝟐𝟏
   

𝟓 𝒙 ≥ 𝟐𝟏+ 𝟒 𝟓 𝒙 ≤− 𝟐𝟏+𝟒
   

𝟓 𝒙 ≥ 𝟐𝟓 𝟓 𝒙 ≤ − 𝟏𝟕
   

𝟓𝟓 𝟓 𝟓
   

   
 |𝟒 𝒙+𝟐|−
  𝟑=− 𝟕

|𝟒 𝒙+𝟐|=− 𝟕+𝟑
 

|𝟒 𝒙+𝟐|=− 𝟒
 

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔𝒏𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

 
 |𝟐 𝒙 +  𝟒|= 𝟒
𝟐 𝒙 +𝟒=𝟒 𝟐 𝒙 +𝟒=−𝟒
   

𝟐 𝒙 =𝟒 − 𝟒 𝟐 𝒙 =− 𝟒 −𝟒
   

𝟐 𝒙 =𝟎 𝟐 𝒙 =− 𝟖
   

𝟐𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
   

   
 Solve  the   following
 

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2.
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 |𝒙 − 𝟓  |>𝟏𝟐

𝒙 −𝟓> 𝟏𝟐 𝒙 −𝟓< −𝟏𝟐

   

𝒙> 𝟏𝟐+𝟓 𝒙< −𝟏𝟐+𝟓

   

𝒙 > 𝟏𝟕 𝒙 < − 𝟕
   
 |𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟓| +𝟒=𝟏𝟒
𝟑 𝒙 −𝟓=𝟏𝟎 𝟑 𝒙 −𝟓=−𝟏𝟎
   

𝟑 𝒙=𝟏𝟎+𝟓 𝟑 𝒙=−𝟏𝟎+𝟓
   

𝟑 𝒙=𝟏𝟓 𝟑 𝒙=− 𝟓
   

𝟑𝟑 𝟑 𝟑
   

   
 |𝒙+ 𝟓|+𝟓
  ≥𝟒
|𝒙+ 𝟓|≥ 𝟒 − 𝟓
 

|𝒙+ 𝟓|≥ − 𝟏
 

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔𝒏𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

 
Activity # 11
 Solve  the  following
 
 

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2.
 |𝟒 𝒂 +𝟏
  |> 𝟓
𝟒 𝒂+𝟏>𝟓 𝟒 𝒂+𝟏<−𝟓
   

𝟒 𝒂>𝟓 −𝟏 𝟒 𝒂<−𝟓 − 𝟏
   

𝟒 𝒂 > 𝟒 𝟒 𝒂<− 𝟔
   

𝟒 𝟒 𝟒 𝟒
   

   
 |𝟑 𝒙+ 𝟒|  − 𝟔 =𝟓
𝟑 𝒙+ 𝟒=𝟏𝟏 𝟑 𝒙+ 𝟒=−𝟏𝟏
   

𝟑 𝒙=𝟏𝟏 − 𝟒 𝟑 𝒙=−𝟏𝟏− 𝟒
   

𝟑 𝒙=𝟕 𝟑 𝒙=−𝟏𝟓
   

𝟑𝟑 𝟑 𝟑
   

   

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Assignment # 8
 Solve  the  following.
 

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2.