Question

|x|=4
x = 0 and x = 4

x = 4 and x = −4

x = 4

x = −4
What are the two correct equations?

Answer 1

what gives you a distance of 4 from 0?

Answer 2

x = 4 and -4
Absolute value means that if we plug in a negative number it becomes positive. Treat it as the "distance" to zero. Thus 4 and -4 would make this true.

Answer 3

the distance of 0 to 0 is 0 which is not 4 right?

Answer 4

Right...

Answer 5

what is the distance from -4 to 0?

Answer 6

what is the distance from 0 to 4?

Answer 7

both of the answers to my question is 4 units

Answer 8

so |x|=4
is asking what gives me distance 4 from 0?

Answer 9

-4 or 4
x=-4
x=4
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both of the inputs will give us distance 4 from 0

Answer 10

Oh okay....