11+Absolute+Value+Equations

Step 1: Start by finding the middle number of the two endpoints -This number will go inside the absolute value Step 2: Find the distance each endpoint is away from the midpoint -This is the number that will go outside of the absolute value
 * To write an absolute value sentence from each graph:**

The median here is 0 | x-0 | = _ Now find the distance that each endpoint is away from zero Here, the distance is one Your absolute value equation looks like this | x-0 | = 1 Simplified; | x | =1
 * Example 1:** First, find the median of the two endpoints



The Median here is -5 | x - -5 | = _ Now find the distance each endpoint is away from -5 Here, the distance is 3 Your absolute value equation looks like this: | x - -5 | = 3 Simplified: | x + 5 | = 3
 * Example 2**__:__ Find the Median of the two endpoints




 * To Graph An Absolute Value Equation:**

Step 1: Find the distance each point is away from the median Step 2: Determine the median Step 3: Plot points



-In this example the 3 is the distance that each point is away from the median. -In this example, the median is not specified in the absolute value signs, therefore, the median is 0 -Count three spaces in each direction to plot points on your graph -The final graph should look like this:
 * Example 1:** |y|=3



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