INTRODUCTORY EXERCISES - Absolute Value and Distance

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(1) Solve the following equations.

 (a) |3x + 5| = 2

 (b) 5|x - 4| = 0.01

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(2) Rewrite each of the following expressions without using the absolute value sign | |.

 (a) |2 + |3|(-2) + |4-7||

 (b) | - 4|

 (c) | - 2|

 (d) |1 - 18.125| - |-19.31|

( SOLUTION )

(3) Find the distance between the given numbers.

 (a) -x and x

 (b) x and 3

 (c) (x + 5) and (x + 2)

( SOLUTION )

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