Question

Where at on a number line does this go
| x -1 | = 5

Answer 1

\[|x - 1| = 5\]This means that \(x - 1\) is either \(5\), or \(-5\).

Answer 2

If \(x - 1 = 5\), then \(x = 5 + 1 = 6\).
What about \(x - 1 = -5\)?

Answer 3

I would recommend:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i= |+x+-1+|+%3D+5

Answer 4

You do x-1 = 5 and x-1 = -5 and plot the answers to those on the number line and make your arrows.

Answer 5

x-1=5

x=6

-x+1=5

-x=4

x=-4