ABSOLUTE VALUE FUNCTIONS Solving Equations (Page 3 of 3)

Now find the right intersection point. We will use a guess of 4.

 2nd CALC key. 5: menu selection.
 ENTER key. (Mark the first graph)
 ENTER key. (Mark the second graph)
 4 ENTER key.
Calculator screen image.

The right intersection point is (3.5, 8). The x-coordinate of this point is also a solution to the equation, so the solution set is {-4.5, 3.5}.

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