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Solve for uu.\newline3=u7-3 = |u| - 7\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlineu=u = _____ or u=u = _____

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Q. Solve for uu.\newline3=u7-3 = |u| - 7\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlineu=u = _____ or u=u = _____
  1. Isolate absolute value expression: Isolate the absolute value expression.\newlineAdd 77 to both sides of the equation to isolate the absolute value on one side.\newline3+7=u7+7-3 + 7 = |u| - 7 + 7\newline4=u4 = |u|
  2. Add 77 to both sides: Solve for uu.\newlineSince u=4|u| = 4, uu can be either 44 or 4-4 because the absolute value of both 44 and 4-4 is 44.\newlineSo, u=4u = 4 or uu00.

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