Algebra Examples

$4 + | x | = 4$

Step 1

Move all terms not containing $| x |$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 1.1

Subtract $4$ from both sides of the equation.

$| x | = 4 - 4$

Step 1.2

Subtract $4$ from $4$ .

$| x | = 0$

Step 2

Remove the absolute value term. This creates a $\pm$ on the right side of the equation because $| x | = \pm x$ .

$x = \pm 0$

Step 3

Plus or minus $0$ is $0$ .

$x = 0$

Step 4

Remove the absolute value term. This creates a $\pm$ on the right side of the equation because $| x | = \pm x$ .

$x = \pm 0$

Step 5

Plus or minus $0$ is $0$ .

$x = 0$