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Solution - Absolute value equations

Exact form: p=0,0
p=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

7|p|+14|p|=0

Add 14|p| to both sides of the equation:

7|p|+14|p|14|p|=14|p|

Simplify the arithmetic

7|p|=14|p|

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
7|p|=14|p|
without the absolute value bars:

|x|=|y|7|p|=14|p|
x=+y7(p)=14(p)
x=y7(p)=14((p))
+x=y7(p)=14(p)
x=y7((p))=14(p)

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|7|p|=14|p|
x=+y , +x=y7(p)=14(p)
x=y , x=y7(p)=14((p))

3. Solve the two equations for p

3 additional steps

7p=14p

Add to both sides:

(7p)+14p=(-14p)+14p

Simplify the arithmetic:

21p=(-14p)+14p

Simplify the arithmetic:

21p=0

Divide both sides by the coefficient:

p=0

5 additional steps

7p=-14·-p

Group like terms:

7p=(-14·-1)p

Multiply the coefficients:

7p=14p

Subtract from both sides:

(7p)-14p=(14p)-14p

Simplify the arithmetic:

-7p=(14p)-14p

Simplify the arithmetic:

7p=0

Divide both sides by the coefficient:

p=0

4. List the solutions

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

5. Graph

Each line represents the function of one side of the equation:
y=7|p|
y=14|p|
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.