1. Solving Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

2. Absolute value: the distance a number is from zero Ex.

3. Evaluating an absolute value function Ex.

4. Ex.

6. Solving Absolute Value Equations 1. Isolate the Absolute value 2. Solve it twice -positive equation -negative equation

8. Ex. Positive Negative

9. Ex. PositiveNegative

10. Solving Absolute Value Inequalities Same steps 1. Isolate absolute value 2. Solve twice -positive equation -negative equation (flipped inequality) 3. Solution is a compound inequality