Question

How many solutions does the equation |x + 7|= 1 have

Answer 1

Well, what situation(s) make that true?

Answer 2

im not sure it was on my paper and i didn't get it at all.

Answer 3

OK. Well, lets look a it as just a number. The definition of absolute value means that whatever is inside the | | you take the positive of, right?

Answer 4

yess right

Answer 5

So what number(s) could be in there and have it = 1?

| ? | = 1

Answer 6

0? im not sure how it works

Answer 7

Well, what I am saying that if you have = 1, then what could be inside the absolute value signs? Just as a number or numbers. No x. Nothing else. What would it have to be?

Answer 8

OH 1!

Answer 9

Or?

Answer 10

2?

Answer 11

Nope. |2| = 1 is false.

Answer 12

What about the negative side of things?