Question Video: Solving Simple Absolute Value Equations Mathematics • Second Year of Secondary School

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What is the solution set of the equation, the absolute value of 𝑥 equals 94?

Absolute value describes the distance of a number on the number line from zero. We can sketch a number line to see which values would be a distance of 94 from zero. The number 94 is 94 units away from zero on a number line. The number negative 94 is also 94 units from zero on a number line, which means that for the absolute value of 𝑥 equal to 94, 𝑥 is equal to 94 or negative 94.