Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Absolute value cannot equal a negative number.
- Substitution techniques to determine true or false statements.
Skills
Students are able to:
- solve absolute value equations.
- Substitute possible solutions into original equations to determine if it is in fact a solution or not.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- That not all solutions generated algebraically actually satisfy the original absolute value equation.
Vocabulary
- Extraneous solution
- Absolute value
