Challenge 388: Absolute Algebra
Solve these absolute-ly challenging simultaneous equations!
Information for this problem:
The notation | x | means the modulus of x, which is just the “size” of x.
So if x = -5, then | x | = 5, and if x = 4.2, then | x | = 4.2.
The modulus of x is also known as the absolute value of x.
Here's the problem.
Find all pairs of real values of x and y that satisfy these two simultaneous equations.
Equation 1 : x + y + | x | = 5
Equation 2 : x - y + | x + y | = 30