1. How do you solve an absolute value equation?
2. How can you tell whether an absolute value function has two x-intercepts without graphing the function?
3. When solving an absolute value function, the isolated absolute value term is equal to a negative number. What does that tell you about the graph of the absolute value function?
4. How can you use the graph of an absolute value function to determine the x-values for which the function values are negative?
5. How do you solve an absolute value inequality algebraically?
6. Describe all numbers x that are at a distance of 4 from the number 8. Express this using absolute value notation.
7. Describe all numbers x that are at a distance of 12 from the number −4. Express this using absolute value notation.
8. Describe the situation in which the distance that point x is from 10 is at least 15 units. Express this using absolute value notation.
9. Find all function values f(x) such that the distance from f(x) to the value 8 is less than 0.03 units. Express this using absolute value notation.
For the following exercises, solve the equations below and express the answer using set notation.
10. |x+3|=9
11. |6−x|=5
12. |5x−2|=11
13. |4x−2|=11
14. 2|4−x|=7
15. 3|5−x|=5
16. 3|x+1|−4=5
17. 5|x−4|−7=2
18. 0=−|x−3|+2
19. 2|x−3|+1=2
20. |3x−2|=7
21. |3x−2|=−7
22. |12x−5|=11
23. |13x+5|=14
24. −|13x+5|+14=0
For the following exercises, find the x- and y-intercepts of the graphs of each function.
25. f(x)=2|x+1|−10
26. f(x)=4|x−3|+4
27. f(x)=−3|x−2|−1
28. f(x)=−2|x+1|+6
For the following exercises, solve each inequality and write the solution in interval notation.
29. |x−2|>10
30. 2|v−7|−4≥42
31. |3x−4|≤8
32. |x−4|≥8
33. |3x−5|≥13
34. |3x−5|≥−13
35. |34x−5|≥7
36. |34x−5|+1≤16
For the following exercises, graph the absolute value function. Plot at least five points by hand for each graph.
37. y=|x−1|
38. y=|x+1|
39. y=|x|+1
For the following exercises, graph the given functions by hand.
40. y=|x|−2
41. y=−|x|
42. y=−|x|−2
43. y=−|x−3|−2
44. f(x)=−|x−1|−2
45. f(x)=−|x+3|+4
46. f(x)=2|x+3|+1
47. f(x)=3|x−2|+3
48. f(x)=|2x−4|−3
49. f(x)=|3x+9|+2
50. f(x)=−|x−1|−3
51. f(x)=−|x+4|−3
52. f(x)=12|x+4|−3
53. Use a graphing utility to graph f(x)=10|x−2| on the viewing window [0,4]. Identify the corresponding range. Show the graph.
54. Use a graphing utility to graph f(x)=−100|x|+100 on the viewing window [−5,5]. Identify the corresponding range. Show the graph.
For the following exercises, graph each function using a graphing utility. Specify the viewing window.
55. f(x)=(−0.1)|0.1(0.2−x)|+0.3
56. f(x)=4×109|x−(5×109)|+2×109
For the following exercises, solve the inequality.
57. |−2x−23(x+1)|+3>−1
58. If possible, find all values of a such that there are no x- intercepts for f(x)=2|x+1|+a.
59. If possible, find all values of a such that there are no y -intercepts for f(x)=2|x+1|+a.
60. Cities A and B are on the same east-west line. Assume that city A is located at the origin. If the distance from city A to city B is at least 100 miles and x represents the distance from city B to city A, express this using absolute value notation.
61. The true proportion p of people who give a favorable rating to Congress is 8% with a margin of error of 1.5%. Describe this statement using an absolute value equation.
62. Students who score within 18 points of the number 82 will pass a particular test. Write this statement using absolute value notation and use the variable x for the score.
63. A machinist must produce a bearing that is within 0.01 inches of the correct diameter of 5.0 inches. Using x as the diameter of the bearing, write this statement using absolute value notation.
64. The tolerance for a ball bearing is 0.01. If the true diameter of the bearing is to be 2.0 inches and the measured value of the diameter is x inches, express the tolerance using absolute value notation.
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