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Solution - Absolute value equations

Exact form: n=0,0
n=0 , 0

Other Ways to Solve

Absolute value equations

Step-by-step explanation

1. Rewrite the equation with one absolute value terms on each side

2|n|+|n|=0

Add |n| to both sides of the equation:

2|n|+|n||n|=|n|

Simplify the arithmetic

2|n|=|n|

2. Rewrite the equation without absolute value bars

Use the rules:
|x|=|y|x=±y and |x|=|y|±x=y
to write all four options of the equation
2|n|=|n|
without the absolute value bars:

|x|=|y|2|n|=|n|
x=+y2(n)=(n)
x=y2(n)=(n)
+x=y2(n)=(n)
x=y2((n))=(n)

When simplified, equations x=+y and +x=y are the same and equations x=y and x=y are the same, so we end up with only 2 equations:

|x|=|y|2|n|=|n|
x=+y , +x=y2(n)=(n)
x=y , x=y2(n)=(n)

3. Solve the two equations for n

3 additional steps

2n=n

Add to both sides:

(2n)+n=-n+n

Simplify the arithmetic:

3n=n+n

Simplify the arithmetic:

3n=0

Divide both sides by the coefficient:

n=0

2 additional steps

2n=n

Subtract from both sides:

(2n)-n=n-n

Simplify the arithmetic:

n=nn

Simplify the arithmetic:

n=0

4. List the solutions

n=0,0
(2 solution(s))

5. Graph

Each line represents the function of one side of the equation:
y=2|n|
y=|n|
The equation is true where the two lines cross.

Why learn this

We encounter absolute values almost daily. For example: If you walk 3 miles to school, do you also walk minus 3 miles when you go back home? The answer is no because distances use absolute value. The absolute value of the distance between home and school is 3 miles, there or back.
In short, absolute values help us deal with concepts like distance, ranges of possible values, and deviation from a set value.