Mathematics

Second Quarter – Module 35

Solving Linear Inequality in One
Variable Involving Absolute Value
Mathematics – Grade 7
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2nd Quarter – Module 35: Solving Linear Inequality in One Variable Involving
Absolute Value
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Mathematics
Second Quarter – Module 35
Solving Linear Inequality in One
Variable Involving Absolute Value

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 Table of Contents

What I Need to Know ----------------------- 1

What I Know ----------------------- 2

Lesson 1 ----------------------- 4

What’s In ----------------------- 4

What’s New ----------------------- 4

What Is It ----------------------- 5

What’s More ----------------------- 9

What I Have Learned ----------------------- 10

What I can Do ----------------------- 11

Assessment ----------------------- 12

Additional Activity ----------------------- 14

Answer Key ----------------------- 15

References ----------------------- 16
 What I Need to Know

This module is developed to let you understand and solve absolute-

value linear inequality.This can be used in many different learning situations
and the languge used comes in the diversed vocabulary level of students.
Lessons are arranged in standard sequence of the course but the order
maybe different from the textbook you are using.

Lesson: Solving Linear Inequality in One Variable Involving Absolute

Value (M7AL-IIi-j-1),

After going through this module, you are expected to:

 find the solution set of liner inequality in one variable involving

absolute value;
 solve linear inequality in one variable involving abolute value by
algebraic method; and
 graph the solution set of linear inequality in one variable involving
absolute value.

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 What I Know

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer and write the
answer in your Mathematics notebook.
1. What property of inequality is illustrated in 〱 㤮 爠, if 4 is added to both
sides of the equation?
A. Addition B. Division C. Multiplication D. Subtraction

2. Which of the following is a linear inequality in one variable involving

absolute value?
t
A. th th C. 㤮〱
t
B. h D. A t
3. What are the values of x in the inequality t 〱 㤮 〱?
A. 㤮〱 C. 㤮
B. D. 㤮h
4. What are the solutions of the mathematical inequality t tt ”.
A. 爠 h C. t t
B. x < t 㤮t D. t 㤮
5. How do you describe the graph of ht?
A. 12 units to the right from 1 of the number line.
B. Empty circle from 12 to the left of the number line till infinity
C. Empty circle from -12 to the right and empty circle from 12 to the left
D.12 units to left and twelve units to the right from zero of the number line
6. The absolute value of three more than is greater than two, find .

A. h 㤮爠 C. 爠 h
B. 㤮 h 爠 D. t 㤮爠
7. Identify what property of equality is used in the condition; if t ₈ then
and .
A. Addition C. Multiplication
B. Division D. Subtraction

8. What are the property/properties of equality illustrated below?

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 t
“If 〱₈ then and ”

A. Division only C. Multiplication and Division

B. Multiplication only D. Multiplication and Subtraction
9. What is the solution of tt hh?
h
A. C. h

B. h D. h 㤮
10. What are the possible values of x in t〱 㤮 .
A. h 㤮 C. h
B. h D. h 㤮
For numbers 11-12, please refer to the given situation below.
A pediatrician recommends that a baby’s bath water should be 95°F, but it
is acceptable for the temperature to vary from this amount by as much as
3°F.
11. What is the absolute-value inequality?
A. X W爠 C. X W爠

B. X W爠 D. X W爠 㤮

12. Which is the range of acceptable values of temperature?

A. Wt X W C. Wt 㤮 X 㤮 W
B. Wt X W D Wt X W
13. Find the solution set of t t 㤮 爠.
A. 㤮 爠 C. 㤮
B. 爠 D. 㤮 爠
14. Find the solution set of 3 + |x + 4| 0.
A. B. C. D. all real numbers
15. How many solutions are there if an absolute value inequality yields false to
any values of real numbers?
A. One solution C. Three solutions
B. Two solutions D. No solutions

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Lesson Solving Linear Inequality in One Variable
1 Involving Absolute Value

What’s In

Activity 1: Solving Linear Inequality In One Variable

Let’s Find Out: The Solutions of Linear Inequality
Let’s Use These Materials: Mathematics notebook and ball pen
Let’s Do It This Way:
1. Solve each inequality
2. Graph the solutions in a number line.
3. Write your answers in your Mathematics notebook

h t 〱
t h〱 t

What’s New

World View Note: The first set of rules for working with negatives
came from 7th century India. However, in 1758, almost a
thousand years later, British mathematician Francis Maseres
claimed that negatives “Darken the very whole doctrines of the
equations and make dark of the things which are in their nature
excessively obvious and simple.” Thus Absolute Value came out.

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 What Is it

 A solution of an absolute-value inequality is a value of the

variable that makes the absolute-value inequality true.
 Solution sets are written in set notation using braces, { }.
Solutions may be given in set notation, or they may be given
in the form x = a certain real number.

The inequalities you have seen so far are simple inequalities. When
two simple inequalities are combined into one statement by the words AND or
OR, the result is called a compound inequality.

When an inequality contains an absolute-value expression, it can be

written as a compound inequality.
The inequality h 爠 describes all real numbers whose distance from is
less than 爠 units.
h 爠 The solutions are all numbers between –5 and 5,
Therefore, |y|< 5 can be rewritten as –5 < y < 5, or as y > –5 AND y < 5.
The graph of |y| < 5 is illustrated below.

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In numbers:
h 爠 The given inequality
h 㤮 爠 and y 爠 The two cases of absolute value
爠 h 爠 The compound inequality

Helpful Hints:
Just as you do when solving absolute-value equations, you first isolate the
absolute-value expression when solving absolute-value inequalities.
Steps:
1. To solve absolute-value inequalities, perform inverse operations to
isolate the absolute-value expression on one side of the equation.
2. Consider two cases the positive answer and the negative answer
reversing the inequality symbol.
3. Write the solution set in set notation.

Example 1: Solve the inequality + 14 19 and graph the solutions.

t h〱 hW Given
t h〱 hW
h〱 h〱 Subtract 14 to both sides
t 爠 Simplify
爠 Isolated absolute value
爠 爠 Two cases solution set
爠 爠 Solution set in set notation
The graph of the solution set

Checking: Let’s take the values -5 and 5 by substituting into the original
inequality
t h〱 hW t h〱 hW
爠 t h〱 hW 爠 t h〱 hW
爠 t h〱 hW X ណ 爠 t h〱 hW X ណ

Example 2: Solve the inequality and graph the solutions.

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 h t Given inequality
h t and h t Two cases
th th th th Add 1 to both sides of the inequality
t and t h Simplify
3 and h Two cases solution set
h h Solution set in set notation
The graph of the solution set

Notice that the graph is inclusive from -1 to 3, (bounded by solid red

circles) this means that values from h to t are the only solutions of
the inequality.

Example 3: Solve the inequality and graph the solutions.

h h Given inequality
h h Since 3 is subtracted from h , add 3
t t
to both sides to undo the subtraction.
h t t Simplify
h t Isolated absolute value inequality
h t h 㤮 t Solutions in two cases
hh t h t Solution set in set notation
The graph of the solution set

Notice that the graph is bounded by red empty circles from t to t t, this
means that values between t and t t are the only solutions to the
inequality h h. The values -2 and 2 are NOT solutions to the
inequality.

Example 4: Solve the inequality and graph the solutions.

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 t The given inequality

t Since z is multiplied by 2 divide

t t both sides by 2
Isolated absolute value
Solutions in two cases
h Solution set in set notation
The graph of the solution set

When solving an absolute value inequality, you may get a statement that is
true for all values of the variable. In this case, all real numbers are solutions of
the original inequality. If you get a false statement when solving an absolute-
value inequality, the original inequality has no solutions. Its solution set is ø.

Example 5: Solve the inequality

t t W Given inequality
t t W
W W
Subtract 9 from both sides
t t t simplify
t t Absolute value is always nonnegative. Therefore, the
statement is false for all values of . This inequality has no solution. The
solution set is a null set {Ø}.
Remember: An absolute value represents a distance, and distance
cannot be less than zero.

Example 6: Solve the inequality.

h W hh Given Inequality
h W hh
tW tW
Add 9 to both sides
In this case all values y are solutions
h t
to the inequality
The solution set is all real numbers hh h
Example 7: Word Problem

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 The number, , is no more than 7 units away from 5 write and solve the
inequality to show the range of possible values of for .
Solution: 爠
Case 1: 爠 Case 2: 爠
ht t
The solution set is ht t

What’s More

Activity 2: Solving Linear Inequality in One Variable Involving Absolute

Value.
Let’s Find Out: The Solution Set of Linear Inequality In One Variable
Involving Absolute Value.
Let’s Use These Materials: Mathematics notebook and pen
Let’s Do It This Way:
1. Copy the problems then solve the following absolute value linear
inequalities,
2. Sketch the graph on the number line.
3. Check the solutions by substitutions.
4. Write the answers showing complete solutions in your Mathematics
notebook.

1. t h h 3. t t h
2. 〱

What I Have Learned

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Activity 3: Filling the blanks
Let’s Find Out: The Missing Words to Complete the Concept
Let’s Use These Materials: Mathematics notebook and pen
Let’s Do It This Way:
A. Complete the mathematical sentences below. Choose the right word/s
from the pool of answers inside the box.
B. Write the answers in your Mathematics notebook.
equation set notation
solution distance
{x: x R} null set
solution set one
set notation absolute value

1. A ___ of inequality is a value of the variable that makes the inequality

true.
2. Solution sets are written in ___ using braces, { }. Solutions may be
given in set notation, or they may be given in the form , where
is a certain real number.
3. Absolute Value must be non-negative because it represents ___.
4. If the absolute value inequality yields a true statement to all real
numbers the solution set is ___. (hint: write in set notation).
5. If the absolute value inequality yields a false statement to all real
numbers, the solution set is a ___.

What I Can Do
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Activity 4: Solving Word Problem of Linear Inequality in One Variable
Involving Absolute Value
Let’s Find Out: The Range of All the Possible Values
Let’s Use These Materials: Mathematics notebook and pen
Let’s Do It This Way:
1. Read the problem very carefully.
2. Solve the problem using absolute value inequality considering the two
cases.
3. Write the answer showing complete solutions in your Mathematics
notebook
The Problem:
The number is not more than 7 units away from 2. Write in inequality
notation and solve to show the range of possible values of for .
Hint: The absolute value of the difference between and 2 is not more
than 7.

Assessment

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MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer and write it in
your Mathematics notebook.
1. How many solutions are there if an absolute value inequality holds true to
all values of real numbers?
A. one solution C. infinitely many
B. two solutions D. three solutions
2. Find the solution set of 3 + t〱 0.
A. 0 B. -3 C. -7 D. all real numbers
3. Find the solution set of tt >5
A. {-3 > x >5} C. {-7 > x > 3}
B. {-3 < x < 5} D. {7 > x > -5}
4. A pediatrician recommends that a baby’s bath water be 95°F, but it is
acceptable for the temperature to vary from this amount by as much as
3°F. Write the absolute-value inequality.
A. X W爠 ≤ 3 C. X W爠 > 3
B. X W爠 ≤ 3 D. X W爠 < 3

5. Find the range of acceptable values of temperature. (refer to question no.4)

A. Wt X W C. Wt 㤮 X 㤮 W
B. Wt X W D. Wt X W
6. What property of inequality is illustrated in | x | - 4 > 5, and 4 is added to
both sides of the equation?
A. Addition C. Multiplication
B. Division D. Subtraction
7. Which of the following is a linear inequality in one variable involving
absolute value?
A. th th C. h
t
B. h D. t

8. What are the values of in t 〱 㤮 〱?

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 A. 㤮〱 C. 㤮
B. 〱 D h
9. What are the solutions of the mathematical inequality t tt ”.

A. 爠 h C. t t

B. x < t 㤮t D. t 㤮

10. How do you describe the graph of ht?

A. It is an empty circle from 12 to the left of the number line till infinity.
B. It is an empty circle from -12 to the right and empty circle from 12 to the
left.
C. It is 12 units to the left and twelve units to the right from zero on the
number line.
D. It is 12 units to the right from 1 on the number line.
11. The solution of the absolute value of three more than is greater than two.
A. h 㤮爠 C. 爠 h
B. h 爠 D. t 㤮爠
12. What property of equality is used in the condition; if t ₈ then x 3
and x -3.
A. addition C. multiplication
B. division D. subtraction

13. What property/properties of equality can be in this?

t
“If 〱₈ then and ”.

A. addition and subtraction C. multiplication and division

B. multiplication only D. division only
14. What is the solution of these inequality tt hh?
h
A. C. h 㤮爠

B. h D. 㤮 h 爠
15. The solution set of t〱 㤮 is
A. h 㤮 C. h
B. h D. h 㤮

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 Additional Activity

Activity 5: Solving Linear Inequality in One Variable Involving Absolute

Value.
Let’s Find Out: The Solution Set of Linear Inequality In One Variable
Involving Absolute Value
Let’s Use These Materials: Mathematics notebook, paper and pen
Let’s Do It This Way:
1. Copy the problems then solve the following absolute value linear
inequalities,
2. Sketch the graph on the number line.
3. Check the solutions by substitutions.
4. Write your answers with complete solution in your Mathematics

notebook.

1. > 15
2. t +1<3

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 Answer Key

What I know What’s In

1. A 1. x<-3
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. C 2. x 2
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. A What’s More
10. A 1. {x: x 8 or x≤ - 8}
11. A
12. A
13. C 2. {x: -1≤ x ≤ 7}
14. D
15. D
3. No Solution
Assessment
1. C What I have Additional Activity
2. D Learned Activity 1
3. C 1. Solution 1. {x: x < -5 or x > 5}
4. A 2. Set notation
5. A 3. Distance
6. A 4. {x: x 2. {x: -5 < x < -1}
7. B element of
8. A real nos.}
9. C 5. {Ø}
10. B
11. B What I Can Do
12. B 1.{x: -5 n 9}
13. C
14. A
15. A

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