Assume we have a set of equations in $x \in \mathbb{R}^n$
$$|a_i\cdot x|=b_i$$
where $a_i \in \mathbb{R}^n$ and $b_i>0$ are given. Could such a system be solved efficiently?
- In a theoretical machine storing reals with perfect accuracy.
- An approximate solution taking rounding errors into account.
This is equivalent to having $2$ possible values for each linear combination, which is a valid question over any field. Does this equivalent problem over a fixed finite field have an efficient solution? Or is it perhaps known to be NP-complete?
So far, I concluded that squaring both sides of the equation we get linear equations in $y_{ij} = x_i x_j$. However, this helps only if the system is quadratically overdetermined.