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OpenStudy (kaylardz0405):

Which identifies all the integer solutions of |x| = 17? A. –17 and 17 B. 0 only C. 17 only D. –17 only

OpenStudy (kaylardz0405):

would it be a or d

OpenStudy (theloshua):

c

OpenStudy (theloshua):

its a real number, right? so it can only be positive

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think a

OpenStudy (kaylardz0405):

but it is like absoulte value -17 would replace x

OpenStudy (mathmate):

|x| =x if x>0 |x|=-x if x<0 In both cases, the value of |x| is positive. So in general |x|=a non-negative integer has two solutions.

OpenStudy (kaylardz0405):

and it wouldbecome positive

OpenStudy (kaylardz0405):

so it is a

OpenStudy (texaschic101):

its A

OpenStudy (theloshua):

okay, my bad :/ wasnt sure about this one

OpenStudy (mathmate):

Example: |x|= 4 has solutios x=-4 or x=4, because |-4|=4, and |4|=4.

OpenStudy (texaschic101):

absolute value of x is just telling us the number of spaces from 0......so it would be 17 spaces from 0 going in both directions....so it is 17 and -17

OpenStudy (kaylardz0405):

ok thx

OpenStudy (texaschic101):

:)

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