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Yumiko solved vertical line x vertical line greater than 5 text  by solving  end text X greater than negative 5 text  and  end text x less than 5. Explain the error Yumiko made ?

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|x| is known as the absolute value of x. It is the non-negative value of x irrespective of its sign. The value of absolute value of x is given by
vertical line x vertical line equals open curly brackets table attributes columnalign right left right left right left right left right left right left columnspacing 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em end attributes row cell negative x comma x less than 0 end cell row cell x comma x greater or equal than 0 end cell end table close
So, we will get two cases in the solution of the given inequality. We will see that the solution is different that of Yumiko.

The correct answer is: This solution can only be received only if the given equation is |x| < 5


    Step by step solution:
    The given inequality is
    |x| > 5
    Using the definition,
    vertical line x vertical line equals open curly brackets table attributes columnalign right left right left right left right left right left right left columnspacing 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em 2em 0em end attributes row cell negative x comma x less than 0 end cell row cell x comma x greater or equal than 0 end cell end table close
    We get two cases
    For x < 0,
    We have
    |x| = -x > 5
    Multiplying -1 throughout,
    x < -5
    For x ≥ 0, we have
    |x| = x > 5
    that is
    x > 5
    Combining the two solutions, we get
    x < -5 and x > 5
    Whereas Yumiko’s solution is
    x > -5 and x < 5
    Which is completely wrong.
    This solution can only be received only if the given equation is
    |x| < 5

    Absolute value of a variable has many uses in mathematics. Geometrically, the absolute value of a number may be considered as its distance from zero regardless of its direction. The symbol |.| is pronounced as ‘modulus’. We read |x| as ‘modulus of x’ or ‘mod x’.

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