How do you solve |x|=11?

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Feb 8, 2017

x=pm11

Explanation:

The absolute value sign (the two vertical lines that the x is sitting between) means that whatever the value of x is, whether positive or negative, it will be positive when the absolute value operation is performed.

For instance, if x=11, then

abs11=11

However, if we set x=-11, then

abs(-11)=11

And so x can be 11 and -11.

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