Question

Im just making up a question so i can understand absolute values better. Can some1 explain pls?
what is the answer for |x|=5?
Would it be positive and negative 5? OR
x=5 if x>0, x=-5 if x<0

Answer 1

x = 5 if x > 0 is a bit silly to say because 5 is clearly greater than 0

so "x = 5 if x > 0" is always true

Answer 2

you could say

|x| = 5

x = 5 or x = -5

Answer 3

or you could say

|x| = 5

x = +-5

to shorten things up

Answer 4

Because there was a question that says use the definition of absolute value to write the expression without absolute value signs

Answer 5

well the definition is

if |x| = k where k is some positive number, then x = k or x = -k

Answer 6

|x+5|
and that would be
x+5 if x>0
-x - 5 if x<0

Answer 7

you could go that route if you wanted

Answer 8

ok thanks i understand absolute value better now :)

Answer 9

ok that's great