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Solve for jj.\newline3=3j3 = |3j|\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlinej=j = _____ or j=j = _____

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Q. Solve for jj.\newline3=3j3 = |3j|\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlinej=j = _____ or j=j = _____
  1. Absolute Value of 3j3j: 3=3j3 = |3j| \newlineFind the value of 3j|3j|. \newlineSince the absolute value of a number is always non-negative, and 33 is positive, 3j|3j| can be equal to 33 or 3-3. \newlineHowever, the absolute value output cannot be negative, so 3j|3j| must equal 33.
  2. Find jj: 3j=3|3j| = 3 \newlineFind the values of jj.\newlineIf x=a|x| = a, then x=ax = a or x=ax = -a. \newlineSo, 3j=33j = 3 or 3j=33j = -3.
  3. Solve for jj (3j=33j = 3): Solve for jj when 3j=33j = 3.\newlineDivide both sides by 33 to isolate jj.\newline3j3=33\frac{3j}{3} = \frac{3}{3}\newlinej=1j = 1
  4. Solve for jj (3j=33j = -3): Solve for jj when 3j=33j = -3.\newlineDivide both sides by 33 to isolate jj.\newline3j3=33\frac{3j}{3} = \frac{-3}{3}\newlinej=1j = -1

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