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The absolute value of a number a, is its distance from zero on the number line. 131=3 |-3=3 |x| = x, if x ≥ 0 |x| = -x, if x ≤0 So solve the following: a. a = 3 -a 0 a b. |x-6 = 3 0

The absolute value of a number a, is its distance from zero on the number line. 131=3 |-3=3 |x| = x, if x ≥ 0 |x| = -x, if x ≤0 So solve the following: a. a = 3 -a 0 a b. |x-6 = 3 0

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The absolute value of a number a, is its distance from zero on the number line. 131=3 |-3|= 3 x = x, if x ≥ 0 |x| = -x, if x ≤0 So solve the following: a. |a| = 3 -a 0 a b. |x-61 = 3 0
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