CLASS 9 Algebra ABSOLUTE VALUE Test 2

Definition of Absolute Value Simplify the expressions:

2 x  x
Find the solution set of the following equations: 3.A. If x<0 and x  Z then find
3  ( x)
1. A. |x| =3
A) x B) x2 C) 2x D) R E )1
A) {-3} B) {3} C) {-3,3} D) {-3,0,3} E) R

3.B. If a  0  b  c then find a  b +( b  c )- a  c

1.B. |x+1| =5
A) a-c B) b-c C) 2b-2c D) 1 E) -2
A) {4} B) {3} C) {-6} D) {-4,-6} E) {4,-6}

1.C. |2x+1| =7 3.C. If x  3 , then find x 3  3 x .

A) {-4,4} B) {-4,7} C) {7,3} D) {-4,3} E) R A) 0 B) x-3 C) x+3 D) x E) x-1

Evaluate the expressions x

 2002   2003
4.A. If 1  2 , then find the greatest possible value of x .
2.A. ? 2
 2001   2000
A) 6 B) -2 C) 2,6 D)  2,6 E) 2,6
1
A)1 B) -1 C) 2 D) E) 12
2

4.B. If |x| = 2 and |y| = 5, then find the smallest possible

value of x  y .

5  6 A) 10 B) 25 C) 4 D) -10 E) -25
2.B. ?
 11   12

2
A) B) -2 C)1 D) -1 E) -2
3

4.C. If |x-2| = 2 and |y+1| =5, then find the smallest and
greatest possible values of x  y .
2
 5   5 2  (5) 2 A) 0 and 16 B) -4 and 0
2.C. ?
 5  5  (5)
2 2 2 C) 0 and 24 D) 24 and 16 E) -6 and 24

2 3
A) 1 B) C) D) -1 E) 3
3 4
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5.A. |a+2b-5| + |a+b-3| = 0, then find a - b. x  x

7.C. for x  0
A) -1 B) 5 C) -3 D) a E) 12 x  x

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2x+1 D) x E) Undefined

5.B. If a-b=5 and (x. |a-b|) + |b-a| = 25, then find x.

A) 1 B) -1 C) 4 D) -4 E) 5

Solve the equation in real numbers:

8.A. |x+6| = |2x-3|

5.C. If x = y + 2 , then find |2x - 2y| - |x - y|.
A ) 1,9 B) 1,9  C )  1,9 D)  1,9 E) R
A) 3 B) 4 C) -3 D) -2 E) 2

8.B. |3x+4| = |x-2|

  1
6.A. Solve |x-2| + |x+3| =7 for x  3 . A) 12 B) 1 C) 3 D)  3,  E) -3
 2
A) 4 B) -4 C) 5 D) -5 E) 7

2 x 1
8.C. x 
6.B. Solve the equation 5 x  4  4 . 3 3

A) R B) Z C) {1,2} D) {1} E) Ǿ A)   3 , 1  B) -2 C) 3 D) 7 E) 1
 2 4

6.C. Solve |x-3| = |2x-8|

Solve the equation in integers:
11
A) B) 2 C) 0 D) 1 E) -2 9.A. |x-1|.|x+1| = 8
3
A) 3 B) -3 C) 4 D)  3,3 E) 3,4

Simplify the given absolute value expressions: 9.B. |1-2x| + x = 5

5 
A) -4 B) 2 C)  4,2 D) 7 E)  ,4
7. A. |1-|2+x|| for x  3 4 4 
A ) - (x+3) B) – x + 3 C) x - 3 D) x E) 3

9.C. |2x| = - 2
7.B. |a-b| + |b-a| + |a-c| for a < b < c A) -1 B) 1 C) R D) Z E) No real solution
A) a + b + c B) 2b-a-c C) a + b-c D) 2b-3a+c E) a
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10.A. Find the minimum value of |x-3| + |6+x|. Draw the graphs of the functions:

A) 10 B) 9 C) 11 D) 12 E) 7 13. A. y = 2|x+3|

13.B. y = 3|x-1|+4

ab
10.B. Find the maximum value of 5  if a  b  0 .
ab 13.C. y = 5|2x-6|-8
y
A) 10 B) 9 C) 11 D) 4 E) 7

x
Draw the graphs of the functions:
11.A. y = |x+2|

11.B. y = |2x-6|

11.C. y = |3x-9|

Draw the graphs of the functions:

14. A. y  x  1
2
x

14. B. y  x  1
3

14.C. y = |2x+3|+2

Draw the graphs of the functions:

12.A. y  x

12.B. y = |3x-4|-3 x

12.C. y = |8x+3|-5 y

x
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Solve the inequalities: Solve the inequalities:

15. A. x  1  2 17. A. x4  x2

15.B. 2 x  1  3
17. B. 1  2 x  x  2

15.C. 5 x  7  3

17.C. x  1  2  x

Solve the inequalities:

16. A. 3  x 1  x  3

16. B. 2 x  3  4  5 x

16.C. 3 x  1  2 x  2

Answers: 1.A:C 1.B:E 1.C: D 2.A:B 2.B:C 2.C:A 3.A:E 3.B:C 3.C: A 4.A:D 4.B: D 4.C:D 5.A:A 5.B:C 5.C:E 6.A:B 6.B:E

7.A: A 7.B: D 7.C:A 8.A:C 8.B:D 8.C: A 9.A:D 9.B:C 9.C:E 10.A:B 10.B:D 15.A(-1,3) 15B:[-1,2] 15C:   ,   2,  
6.C:A
4
 5

 ,1  1,  17.C:   , 

3   1 3  16.C: (-1/5,3] 17.A: 3,   17.B: 1
16.A:[1,3] 16.B:  ,   , 
2  3 2  2