Question

|-x cubed| - 989 = -4364 pls help ASAP.

Answer 1

i couldve swore i just saw this question 10 minutes ago

Answer 2

I sorry I did it wrong it's an absolute value can you show me how to do it.

Answer 3

And check.

Answer 4

oh i see, no one answer it
first lets just simplify the equation by adding 989 to both sides to get rid of the -989 from the left side

|-x cubed| = -4364+989

now understand that the solution for an absolute value will always be positive

so |1|=1
|-100|=100

you can never get a negative answer from an absolute value, unless the negative sign is outside the absolute value bars
-|1|=-1
-|100|=-100
the negative sign acts like a (-1*)...

so remembering pemdas, the absolute value bars act like parenthesis

now back to the question at hand

|-x ^3| = -4364+989

since 4364 is much larger than 989, we know that the right side will be a negative number

now remember, the solution to an absolute value can never be negative, unless the negative is outside the bars ( which it isnt)

thus meaning there is no solution to this problem

Answer 5

From completeidiot's words, algebraically,
|-x cubed| - 989 = -4364
|x| cubed = -4364 + 989
|x| cubed = -3375
|x| cannot be negative; therefore, |x|^3 cannot be negative and there is no solution.

Answer 6

Thanks guys