A Wide Absolute Value
Part of the Inequalities & Absolute Value section of Coddy's Algebra journey. Lesson 59 of 61.
Take . The sign is "less than or equal to", so the absolute value becomes a chain. Then do two steps on all three parts.
The condition says that is within 9 of zero. For itself, this means within 3 of 2, so the solution is the segment from -1 to 5.
First get the absolute value bars alone on one side. Here they already are. Then look at the sign. A "less than" gives a chain, and a "greater than" gives two cases joined by "or". After the split, the steps are the same as for any chain or any pair of inequalities.
Challenge
HardSolve the inequality for .
Try it yourself
Get alone on one side
All lessons in Inequalities & Absolute Value
1What an Inequality Is
The Four SignsA Picture on a LineReading It BackwardsRecap: What an Inequality Is4Two-Step Inequalities
Two StepsSubtract, Then FlipWith a FractionA Bracket on the WayRecap: Two-Step Inequalities5Variables on Both Sides
x on Both SidesGather Toward the LargerBrackets FirstAlways True, Never TrueRecap: Variables on Both Sides11From Words to Inequalities
At Least, At MostMore ThanA Budget That ShrinksTwo LimitsRecap: From Words3Multiplying and Dividing
Divide by a PositiveMultiply by a PositiveThe FlipDividing by a NegativeNegative FractionsRecap: Multiply and Divide6Graphing Solutions
From Inequality to PictureIs the Endpoint In?A Flip on the LineRecap: Graphing Solutions9Absolute Value Equations
Distance from ZeroThe Equation |x| = 3Distance from a PointIsolate the Bars FirstA Coefficient InsideNo Solution, One SolutionRecap: Absolute Equations12Final Challenges
Brackets and a FlipA Chain with a FlipA Wide Absolute ValueOutside, with a FractionThe Picture at the End