FIGURE 1.2 Abe sas ge ie. Ma bt any 1) WESr Austad: “Te sltion sti the halen eral (11/5) Figure 1) . ‘Absolute Value ‘The abate alu of mb dente yl is fined bythe Fema wine Ia EXAMPLE 2 Finding Absolute Yeues [s]=3, Io|=0, [5 5 Ital . Goomsticaly, he absolute value of i the dsnce fram x10 0 onthe el umber tine. Since distances ae always ponte oF , we ee tht |x| = 0 Tor every teal name andjx| = Oitandonlyite = 0. Ao, Jey] = te distance beeen sandy ‘onthe rea ne Fite 12) (are binaos Ae diets eth onthe rea ine Fie 1.2, ‘Siac the symbol Varalnays dete the nonnegative sare rot of an aernte Aefiniion offs ie 11s important 1 emer that V Know that o = 0 "The absolute value has the follwing roestics.(ou ae asked to prove dss prope isin ne exercises) «unless you already Absolute Value Properties 1. [-al=lel ‘mba ts ave mers or eve ve thesae abate ae 2 abl = al ‘The bolt ale of a produtisthe product of the abso ves » f-t ‘Theabsolute ale of quotient isthe quotient al ~ it othe sbi aes. 4 [a+ 6)= la) +[6) The triamge inequity. The absolve vale ofthe sum of two uberis es than ul othe Sum a thiol ales.6 chapter: Petininaies Nose that [=a] # ~, For example. |~3] = 3, whereas ~|3 iter in sin, then ja + | is Tess than [a+ [> tn all oer cases, ja + | eqs Jal + [BL Absit value ars in enpssons Hho |-3 + S| work like paves We do ‘hanthmetic inside bore taking the abso vas, Le ERAMPLE 3 Illustrating the Tiangle Inequality seamEaseaes [3+ s]=p2/=2<[-31+\5/= [3 =S/=[8)=B)+|5) |-3 = 5|=[-8|- 8 =|-3]+1-5] . HOURE 1.3 |e) < memes ‘Te inequality e| < asus tht he distance fon 190s estan the poste am ber. Thismeans that must ie between ~a afd 42s We ean se rom Figue 1 “The following atemens are all sonsequences of the ent of absolute ve and ofc bell when solving sustions or negaliesnelvng able vals solute Values and Internals Wa eany post aunbs, hen ifandonly it x= +0 Mandonly it -a @ or x isofen sey mothematcins o denote the ifn only opel ‘elation. tase means implies andi impied by EXAMPLE 4 — Solving an Equation with Absolute Values Solve the equation [2x — 3] ~ 7. Solution By Proper S,2¢ ~ 3 ~ 7,50 thereare two possibilities: ny Fain os a Santen lw 7 owes ar= 0 2 aes The solutions of [2x ~ 3] = 7 ae x = S and x = EXAMPLE 5 Solving an Inequality Involving Absolute Values |< \Coprght © 2005 Pearson Education, nc, pubiahing as Pearson Adsson Westy set at14 Reatunbes andthe eae 7 Suton We he 6c 2 <4 stems as toe 1 wiotoa atv shenck Genacel eee Te [Note how the various rules fo tages were used hore. Mulplying by a nozative umber reverses the meq, So does taking reciprocals an inequality in which Both Sides are postive. The ovgil inequality hols if and cay iP (1/3) 20 +9 ite Quadratic Inequalities Sete main eis 35.2. eae rst Vat = los aon. Bee mast macst 1/2, when yuyu? ‘Graph tinny = 1a fis) ~ 26 Fan 3 > Oe ny psn amber Prove fiat 1] = B ingles (2) A] = 28, Here te tae ‘on fl) cas he ae fie expen 2° Ub = ‘Ths non mon expla Sx Lat fs) ~ De + 3d ete > Ob any pose mer. ve at) ~ 0) < weer + 0| He ten tate fo) ens the val of the expen 2x +3 when fa (SeSosten 3) oc any er prove tte) ~ al rte any porte mer: re at > and eb anyone ea mabe, poe /8|~ 18 + nowt =f enya