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Solve for qq.\newline2q=6|2q| = 6\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlineq=q = _____ or q=q = _____

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Q. Solve for qq.\newline2q=6|2q| = 6\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlineq=q = _____ or q=q = _____
  1. Understand absolute value equation: Understand the absolute value equation.\newlineThe equation 2q=6|2q| = 6 means that the absolute value of 2q2q is equal to 66. This implies that 2q2q can either be 66 or 6-6 because the absolute value of a number is always non-negative.
  2. Set up separate equations: Set up two separate equations to solve for qq. Since 2q|2q| can be either 66 or 6-6, we can write two equations: 11) 2q=62q = 6 22) 2q=62q = -6
  3. Solve first equation for q: Solve the first equation for qq.\newlineDivide both sides of the equation 2q=62q = 6 by 22 to isolate qq.\newlineq=62q = \frac{6}{2}\newlineq=3q = 3
  4. Solve second equation for q: Solve the second equation for q.\newlineDivide both sides of the equation 2q=62q = -6 by 22 to isolate qq.\newlineq=6/2q = -6 / 2\newlineq=3q = -3

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