Literal Equations and Absolute Value
ax=bx-c solve in terms of x
x = c ------ a-b
4x−5=7+4y solve in terms of y.
x-3
3|-8x|+8=80
x= -3 or x=3
-4|x-1|=-16
x=5 or x=-3
y=4x+rx+6 solve for x
y-6 ---- 4+r
2y-18x= -26 solve in terms of y
y= 9x-13
2+ 1y =3x+4 for y. ---- 6
18x+12
2y−18x=−26 solve in terms of y
-13+9x
A brown poodle is 10 inches tall and a white poodle is 15 inches tall. Write an absolute value equation that represents these heights (in inches). Use h to represent the heights.
|h-12.5|=2.5
a=2x+6xz solve for x
a --- 2+6z
y= f+g ---- solve in terms of g 3
g= 3y-f
5-8|-2n|=-75
n= -5 or n=5
5|9-5n|-7=38
n=0 or n=18/5
|7p+4| ------- = 3 8
p=20/7 or p= -4
3|3-5r|-3= 18
r= -4/5 or r=2
−3|1−2v|=−9 ---- 3
v=-3 or v=6