Sat Absolute Value Practice Problems

\(Q11.\:\) If \(\left |x\right|=2\), then which of the following is True?

\( a) \quad \) \(x\ne2\)

\( b) \quad \) \(x=2,-2\)

\(c) \quad \) \(x\ne-2\)

\( d) \quad \) \(x=2, x\ne -2\)

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\(Q12.\:\) If \(|x+3|=5\), then which of the following is True?

\( a) \quad \) \(x=2,-8\)

\( b) \quad \) \(x=2,8\)

\(c) \quad \) \(x=-2,-8\)

\( d) \quad \) \(x=-2,8\)

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\(Q13.\:\) If \(|9x|=27\), then which of the following is true?

\( a) \quad \) \(x=3,-3\)

\( b) \quad \) \(x=3,9\)

\(c) \quad \) \(x=3,-27\)

\( d) \quad \) \(x=-3,27\)

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\(Q14.\:\) If \(|6x-1|=11\), then which of the following is True?

\( a) \quad \) \(x=2,\frac{5}{3}\)

\( b) \quad \) \(x=-2,\frac{5}{3}\)

\(c) \quad \) \(x=-2,-\frac{5}{3}\)

\( d) \quad \) \(x=2,-\frac{5}{3}\)

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\(Q15.\:\) If \(|3x-a|=5\), and \(a\) is a negative integer then value of \(x\) will be

\( a) \quad \) \(x=\frac{5+a}{3}, \frac{-5+a}{3}\)

\( b) \quad \) \(x=\frac{5-a}{3}, \frac{5+a}{3}\)

\(c) \quad \) \(x=\frac{5-a}{3}, \frac{-5-a}{3}\)

\( d) \quad \) \(x=\frac{5+a}{3}, \frac{-5-a}{3}\)

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\(Q16.\:\) If \(|2x-1|=3x\), then what is the possible value of \(x\)?

\( a) \quad \) \(-1\)

\( b) \quad \) \(\frac{1}{5}\)

\(c) \quad \) \(\frac{3}{5}\)

\( d) \quad \) \(\frac{4}{5}\)

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\(Q17.\:\) If \(|x|=x\) then which of the following is True?

\( a) \quad \) \(x=-2\)

\( b) \quad \) \(x=-3\)

\(c) \quad \) \(x=-4\)

\( d) \quad \) \(x=5\)

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\(Q18.\:\) If \(|-x|=x\), then which of the following is NOT True?

\( a) \quad \) \(x=1\)

\( b) \quad \) \(x=2\)

\(c) \quad \) \(x=-3\)

\( d) \quad \) \(x=4\)

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\(Q19.\:\) Which of the following is true if \(∣x∣=−x\)

\( a) \quad \) \(x\) can be any real number.

\( b) \quad \) \(x\) can be any positive real number.

\(c) \quad \) \(x\) must be a negative real number.

\( d) \quad \) \(x\) must be a non-positive real number.

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\(Q20.\:\) Which of the following is true if \(|x|=a-x\), where \(a\) is a real number?

\( a) \quad \) \(x\) can be any real number regardless of \(a\)

\( b) \quad \) \(x\) must satisfy \(x>a\)

\(c) \quad \) \(x\) must satisfy \(x\le a\)

\( d) \quad \) \(x\) must satisfy \(x<a\)

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