Question

Solve y=|x|-100

Answer 1

please help, I've been trying to solve this 2 hours and I don't understand how to find the steps

Answer 2

solve for what?

Answer 3

sorry i need to find the x intercept

Answer 4

make a guess, i bet you are right

Answer 5

what two numbers would you put in for \(x\) to make \(|x|=100\)?

Answer 6

-100, 100?

Answer 7

good guess!

Answer 8

so that's the answer? like there's no formal steps to follow like with other problems

Answer 9

i am not sure what you mean

Answer 10

you want
\[|x|-100=0\\
|x|=100\]

Answer 11

when you remove the absolute value signs you get
\[x=100,x=-100\] there are no "steps"

Answer 12

thank you i was over thinking it i thought it couldn't be that simple

Answer 13

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