Question

Pls help, willing to learn. Analyze the range of the absolute value function

Answer 1

What are your thoughts?

Answer 2

do i maybe subtract 2 by both sides?

Answer 3

should be able to figure it out by inspection

Answer 4

Let's take a look. We know that an absolute value is always positive right?

So what's a negative sign going to do to an absolute value?

Answer 5

would it be 4?

Answer 6

nothing

Answer 7

is it? if I have the |x|, then no matter if x is positive or negative, I get a positive number right? what about if I have -|x|?
and what about |-x|?

Answer 8

then you would get a negative number?

Answer 9

two questions right...
-|x|... gives...
what about |-x|?

Answer 10

-|x| gives no solution right?

Answer 11

@inkyvoyd

Answer 12

hmm what is -|-4|?

Answer 13

+4

Answer 14

is it? how did you get there?

Answer 15

because negative and a negative make a positive

Answer 16

@inkyvoyd

Answer 17

do you know what the absolute value is?

Answer 18

4?

Answer 19

@inkyvoyd