02.03 Absolute Value Equations Essential Questions How can you represent constraints by absolute value equations? How can you interpret solutions as viable or nonviable options in a model? Absolute value equations can have: Examples One solution |x|= ________ Two solutions |x|= ______________________ No solutions |x| = _____________________ To solve an advance absolute value equation e.g. |2x-3|=11 Make two equations to solve by eliminating the absolute signs and making them equal opposite sign answers: Solve below: ___________________ ___________________ Check answers by substituting both into original equation. Check answers below: ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ You can show constraints in real world problems by: