Solve the Following Absolute Value Equation for P

question 57

Multiple Choice

Solve the following absolute value equation for p.

• A)-9, 3
• B)-9, 7
• C)3
• D)-9, 9

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Definitions:

Intervening Cause

A legal term for an event that occurs after a party's initial act of negligence and contributes to a harmful event without breaking the causal link between the negligent act and the harm.

Reasonable Person Standard

A legal standard used to determine how an average person with ordinary prudence would act in certain circumstances.

Plaintiff

The party that initiates a lawsuit by filing a complaint against the defendant for legal redress.

Negligence

A failure to exercise the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised in similar circumstances, leading to harm or damage.