Solve for x. |x| = -5

x = 4 and x = 0
x = -15 and x = 9
x = -4 and x = -2
x = -3 and x = 1
no solutions

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Solve for x. |x| = -5 

 x = 4 and x = 0 
 x = -15 and x = 9 
 x = -4 and x = -2 
 x = -3 and x = 1 
 no solutions

anonymous · Answer

Do you know what absolute value signs do? The ||?

anonymous · Answer

positive

anonymous · Answer

Yeah, it takes whatever you put in, and makes it positive.

anonymous · Answer

So think about a possible x value that could work that would make |x| =-5

anonymous · Answer

No solution

anonymous · Answer

no solutions

anonymous · Answer

as$$\left| x \right| \ge 0      by definition of Mod$$

kinggeorge · Answer

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