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Solve for pp.\newlinep6=3|p - 6| = 3\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlinep=p = _____ or p=p = _____

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Q. Solve for pp.\newlinep6=3|p - 6| = 3\newlineWrite your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.\newlinep=p = _____ or p=p = _____
  1. Understand absolute value equation: Understand the absolute value equation.\newlineThe equation p6=3|p - 6| = 3 means that the expression inside the absolute value, p6p - 6, is either 33 or 3-3.
  2. Solve for p when positive: Solve for p when p6p - 6 is positive.\newlineIf p6=3p - 6 = 3, then we add 66 to both sides to find the value of p.\newlinep6+6=3+6p - 6 + 6 = 3 + 6\newlinep=9p = 9
  3. Solve for pp when negative: Solve for pp when p6p - 6 is negative.\newlineIf p6=3p - 6 = -3, then we add 66 to both sides to find the value of pp.\newlinep6+6=3+6p - 6 + 6 = -3 + 6\newlinep=3p = 3

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