whether <span class="inline_math">\( x \)</span> is positive or negative.<span class="intersentencespace"></span> For example <span class="inline_math">\( |5|=5 \)</span> and <span class="inline_math">\( |-5|=5 \)</span>, too.<span class="intersentencespace"></span> The equation <span class="inline_math">\( |x|=7 \)</span> indicates that both <span class="inline_math">\( x=7 \)</span> and <span class="inline_math">\( x=-7 \)</span> satisfy the equation <span class="inline_math">\( x^2 = 49 \)</span>.<span c