Question

Which number line represents the solutions to –2|x| = –6?

Answer 1

The number line that represents the solutions to –2|x| = –6 is:

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-3 0 3

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The solution is |x| = 3, which means x can be either -3 or 3. The absolute value bars indicate that the value inside must be positive or zero, so the negative solution is flipped to positive.