Question

|x| = 3 what is the answer with work

Answer 1

When you have an absolute value equation like this, you drop the absolute value signs and change the sign of the value opposite of x.

For instance,

|x| = 3

Let's drop the || signs.

x = 3

This is one solution. Let's change the sign of 3 now.

x = -3

In conclusion,

x = 3, -3