Algebra 1a: Chapter 9, Lesson 3, page 411.
Equations and Absolute Value
To solve an equation of the form `| A | = b`, solve the disjunction `A = b` OR `A = −b`. You will have 2 equations to solve with the right side of the second equation having the opposite sign of the first equation’s right side.
REMEMBER by definition, the solution of `| A | ≠ a` NEGATIVE NUMBER! So … the solution to these type of problems is the NULL SET! or the symbol `∅` !
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