Absolute Value, shown on calculators as abs(x) or |x|, is basically the positive version of a number. Here are some examples:
abs(1.4)=1.4
abs(27)=27
abs(-6)=6
abs(0)=0
abs(-3.3)=3.3
+312 If you want to solve an equation That has an absolute value in it, You can (and should) seperate your answer to two or more different answers. Heres an example:
lets say we want to solve |x+4|=5. Lets seperate our answer to two different cases:
1. x+4 is bigger than 0, meaning the equation is x+4=5 (x=1)
2. x+4 is smaller than 0, meaning the equation is -x-4=5 (x=-9)
i hope i helped!
