Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

positive

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

No solution

Answer 6

no solutions

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

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