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Solve for mm.\newline2m=6|2m| = 6\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlinem=m = _____ or m=m = _____

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Q. Solve for mm.\newline2m=6|2m| = 6\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlinem=m = _____ or m=m = _____
  1. Understand absolute value equation: Understand the absolute value equation.\newlineThe equation 2m=6|2m| = 6 means that the absolute value of 2m2m is equal to 66. This implies that 2m2m can either be 66 or 6-6 because the absolute value of a number is always non-negative.
  2. Set up two equations: Set up two separate equations to solve for mm. Since 2m|2m| can be 66 or 6-6, we can write two equations: 11) 2m=62m = 6 22) 2m=62m = -6
  3. Solve first equation for m: Solve the first equation for mm. Divide both sides of the equation 2m=62m = 6 by 22 to isolate mm. m=62m = \frac{6}{2} m=3m = 3
  4. Solve second equation for m: Solve the second equation for mm.\newlineDivide both sides of the equation 2m=62m = -6 by 22 to isolate mm.\newlinem=62m = \frac{-6}{2}\newlinem=3m = -3

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