MCQs: Absolute Value Equations
1. 1. Solve: |2x − 3| = x + 5
A. x = 8
• . x = −2 and x = 8
• C. x = −2
• D. No solution
2. 2. The solution to |x + 4| = |2x − 1| is:
• A. x = −5, 5
• B. x = 5 only
• C. x = −5 only
• D. x = −3, 5
3. 3. Which equation has no real solution?
• A. |x + 1| = −3
• B. |2x − 5| = 7
• C. |x − 2| = 0
• D. |x| = |x|
4. 4. How many real solutions does |3x + 1| = |x − 5| have?
• A. 0
• B. 1
• C. 2
• D. Infinitely many
5. 5. Which equation represents the same graph as y = |x − 2| + |x + 2|?
• A. y = 2|x|
• B. y = |2x|
• C. y = 2x
• D. y = |x| + 4
6. 6. Solve: |x| = x + 3
• A. x = −3
• B. x = 3
• C. x = −1.5
• D. No solution
7. 8. The equation |2x − 1| = |x + 3| has a solution at:
• A. x = −4 only
• B. x = 4 only
• C. x = −4 and x = 4
• D. x = −2 and x = 2
8. 9. The vertex of the graph y = |2x − 6| + 1 is at:
• A. (3, 0)
• B. (3, 1)
• C. (6, 1)
• D. (−3, 1)
9. 10. Solve: |x − 1| + |x − 4| = 6
• A. x = −1
• B. x = 1, 4
• C. x = 2.5
• D. x = 0
10. 11. The solution to |x − 1| = |x + 1| is:
• A. x = 0
• B. x = 1
• C. x = −1
• D. x = 1 and x = −1
11. 12. Number of solutions to |x + 3| + |x − 3| = 0 is:
• A. 0
• B. 1
• C. 2
• D. Infinite
12. 13. If |f(x)| = x² − 1, which must be true?
• A. f(x) = ±(x² − 1)
• B. f(x) = x² − 1
• C. f(x) = 1 − x²
• D. f(x) = 0
13. 14. Solve: |3x − 2| = 2x − 3
• A. x = −1
• B. x = 5
• C. x = −1 and x = 5
• D. No solution
14. 15. The graph of y = |x² − 4| intersects the x-axis at:
• A. x = ±2
• B. x = 0
• C. No real x
• D. x = ±4
15. 16. If f(x) = |x − 2| + |x − 5|, then the minimum occurs at:
• A. x = 0
• B. x = 3.5
• C. x = 2
• D. x = 5
16. 17. The piecewise definition of f(x) = |x + 1| − |x − 2| includes:
• A. Linear pieces changing at x = −1 and x = 2
• B. A parabola
• C. A constant function
• D. A jump at x = 0
17. 18. Solve: |2x + 5| = 3x + 1
• A. x = −6
• B. x = −1 and x = 6
• C. x = −1
• D. No real solution
18. 19. What is the domain of f(x) = √(|x − 2| − 3)?
• A. x ∈ (−∞, ∞)
• B. x ≥ 5 or x ≤ −1
• C. x ≥ 5
• D. x ≥ 3
19. 20. If f(x) = |x| and g(x) = |x − 2|, then f(x) − g(x) is zero at:
• A. x = 0
• B. x = 1
• C. x = 2
• D. x = 1 and x = 2