Absolute Value Inequalities.ppt

Absolute Value Inequalities Tidewater Community College Mr. Joyner Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities Absolute Value Inequalities * First a little review… What does absolute value of a number (or expression) mean? The absolute value of a real number (let’s call it x) is defined as… Writing this a little more symbolically, Wow! That a lot of stuff. What does it all mean? You can think of the absolute value of a real number as the answer to the question … How far does this real number lie from zero (the origin) on the real number line? Or more simply… What is the distance between zero and this number? Examples… When solving an absolute value equation, there are always two cases to consider. In solving there are two values of x that are solutions. because the absolute value of both numbers is 8. OK, now on to absolute value inequalities. we have two inequality senses (directions) to deal with: We only have one sense (direction) to deal with for an equation ( = ) , but … greater than ( ) less than ( ) In solving an absolute value inequality, we have to treat the two inequality senses separately. For a real number variable or expression (let’s call it x) and a non-negative, real number (let’s call it a)… The solutions of are all the values of x that lie between -a AND a. Case 1. Remember, we need the “distance” of x from zero to be less than the value a. The