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Penyelesaian - Absolute value equations

Exact form: x=32
x=\frac{3}{2}
Mixed number form: x=112
x=1\frac{1}{2}
Decimal form: x=1.5
x=1.5

Other Ways to Solve

Absolute value equations

Penjelasan langkah demi langkah

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

|x2||x1|=0

Add |x1| to both sides of the equation:

|x2||x1|+|x1|=|x1|

Permudahkan aritmetik

|x2|=|x1|

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
|x2|=|x1|
without the absolute value bars:

|x|=|y||x2|=|x1|
x=+y(x2)=(x1)
x=y(x2)=((x1))
+x=y(x2)=(x1)
x=y(x2)=(x1)

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||x2|=|x1|
x=+y , +x=y(x2)=(x1)
x=y , x=y(x2)=((x1))

3. Solve the two equations for x

5 additional steps

(x-2)=(x-1)

Subtract from both sides:

(x-2)-x=(x-1)-x

Kumpulkan sebutan sejenis:

(x-x)-2=(x-1)-x

Permudahkan aritmetik:

-2=(x-1)-x

Kumpulkan sebutan sejenis:

-2=(x-x)-1

Permudahkan aritmetik:

2=1

Pernyataan ini palsu:

2=1

The equation is false so it has no solution.

10 additional steps

(x-2)=-(x-1)

Expand the parentheses:

(x-2)=-x+1

Add to both sides:

(x-2)+x=(-x+1)+x

Kumpulkan sebutan sejenis:

(x+x)-2=(-x+1)+x

Permudahkan aritmetik:

2x-2=(-x+1)+x

Kumpulkan sebutan sejenis:

2x-2=(-x+x)+1

Permudahkan aritmetik:

2x2=1

Add to both sides:

(2x-2)+2=1+2

Permudahkan aritmetik:

2x=1+2

Permudahkan aritmetik:

2x=3

Divide both sides by :

(2x)2=32

Permudahkan pecahan:

x=32

4. Graph

Each line represents the function of one side of the equation:
y=|x2|
y=|x1|
The equation is true where the two lines cross.

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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.