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Which of the following values of x satisfy the equation |-x - 2| < |x|
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Which of the following values of x satisfy the equation \(|-x - 2| < |x|\)?
(A) -2
(B) -1
(C) 0
(D) 1
(E) 2
(A) -2
(B) -1
(C) 0
(D) 1
(E) 2
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Which of the following values of x satisfy the equation |-x - 2| < |x|
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Which of the following values of x satisfy the equation \(|-x - 2| < |x|\)?
(A) -2
(B) -1
(C) 0
(D) 1
(E) 2
(A) -2
(B) -1
(C) 0
(D) 1
(E) 2
On test day I would go straight to testing answers choices....
(A) -2
Plug in \(x = -2\) to get: \(|-(-2) - 2| < |-2|\)
Simplify the left side: \(|2 - 2| < |-2|\)
Evaluate: \(|0| < |-2|\), which simplifies to be \(0 < 2\)....PERFECT!!
Answer: A
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Re: Which of the following values of x satisfy the equation |-x - 2| < |x|
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26 Aug 2022, 09:03
26 Aug 2022, 09:03
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We need to find which of following values of x satisfy the equation |-x - 2| < |x|
Let's solve the problem using Substitution
We will values in each option choice and plug in the question and check if it satisfies the question or not.
(A) -2
We need to take x=-2 and substitute in the equation |-x - 2| < |x| and check if it satisfied the equation
=> |-(-2) - 2| < |-2|
=> |2-2| < 2
=> 0 < 2 = -1 ≠ 1 => TRUE
In Test , we don't need to solve further, but I am solving to complete the solution
(B) -1
We need to take x=-1 and substitute in the equation |-x - 2| < |x| and check if it satisfied the equation
=> |-(-1) - 2| < |-1|
=> |1-2| < 1
=> 1 < 1 => FALSE
(C) 0
We need to take x=0 and substitute in the equation |-x - 2| < |x| and check if it satisfied the equation
=> |-0 - 2| < |0|
=> |-2| < 0
=> 2 < 0 => FALSE
(D) 1
We need to take x=1 and substitute in the equation |-x - 2| < |x| and check if it satisfied the equation
=> |-1 - 2| < |1|
=> |-3| < 1
=> 3 < 1 => FALSE
(E) 2
We need to take x=2 and substitute in the equation |-x - 2| < |x| and check if it satisfied the equation
=> |-2 - 2| < |2|
=> |-4| < 2
=> 4 < 2 => FALSE
So, Answer will be A
Hope it helps!
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Let's solve the problem using Substitution
We will values in each option choice and plug in the question and check if it satisfies the question or not.
(A) -2
We need to take x=-2 and substitute in the equation |-x - 2| < |x| and check if it satisfied the equation
=> |-(-2) - 2| < |-2|
=> |2-2| < 2
=> 0 < 2 = -1 ≠ 1 => TRUE
In Test , we don't need to solve further, but I am solving to complete the solution
(B) -1
We need to take x=-1 and substitute in the equation |-x - 2| < |x| and check if it satisfied the equation
=> |-(-1) - 2| < |-1|
=> |1-2| < 1
=> 1 < 1 => FALSE
(C) 0
We need to take x=0 and substitute in the equation |-x - 2| < |x| and check if it satisfied the equation
=> |-0 - 2| < |0|
=> |-2| < 0
=> 2 < 0 => FALSE
(D) 1
We need to take x=1 and substitute in the equation |-x - 2| < |x| and check if it satisfied the equation
=> |-1 - 2| < |1|
=> |-3| < 1
=> 3 < 1 => FALSE
(E) 2
We need to take x=2 and substitute in the equation |-x - 2| < |x| and check if it satisfied the equation
=> |-2 - 2| < |2|
=> |-4| < 2
=> 4 < 2 => FALSE
So, Answer will be A
Hope it helps!
Watch the following video to learn How to Solve Absolute Value Problems
