Practice Absolute Value Inequalities in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

Absolute value inequalities describe values within or outside a fixed distance from a center.

xa<r|x-a|<r means stay inside a radius; xa>r|x-a|>r means outside it.

Showing a random 20 of 50 problems.

Example 1

medium
Write x52|x-5|\le 2 in interval notation.

Example 2

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Solve 3x+2>7|3x+2|>7.

Example 3

medium
Solve x+31|x+3|\ge1 and write it in interval notation.

Example 4

challenge
Solve x+x46|x|+|x-4|\le6.

Example 5

medium
Solve x+46|x+4|\ge6 and write it in interval notation.

Example 6

hard
Solve x+1>2x3|x+1|>2x-3.

Example 7

easy
Solve x>2|x|>2.

Example 8

medium
Solve 5x15-|x|\ge 1.

Example 9

easy
Solve x4|x|\le4.

Example 10

easy
Solve x+3>1|x+3|>1.

Example 11

easy
True or false: x0|x|\le 0 has only one solution.

Example 12

easy
Solve x<6|x|<6.

Example 13

medium
A bolt's diameter must be within 0.020.02 mm of 55 mm. Express this as an absolute value inequality and find the acceptable range.

Example 14

medium
Express x1x\le -1 or x5x\ge 5 as a single absolute value inequality.

Example 15

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Solve x3+2<6|x-3|+2<6.

Example 16

challenge
For what real aa does x1+xa4|x-1|+|x-a|\ge 4 hold for ALL real xx?

Example 17

challenge
For what values of kk does x3<k|x-3|<k have no solution?

Example 18

easy
Solve x<0|x|<0.

Example 19

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Solve x4+27|x-4|+2\le 7.

Example 20

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Solve x0|x|\ge0.