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OpenStudy (anonymous):

|x| = -15

OpenStudy (goformit100):

use @hartnn method

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it would be 15, i think

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think -15

hartnn (hartnn):

|a| is always positive so x has no solution here

hartnn (hartnn):

|x| can never equal -15 not for any value of x even if x is negative, || will make it positive

OpenStudy (anonymous):

modulus of any number cannot be negetive

hartnn (hartnn):

got that @rcb95 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

absolute value is ALWAYS positive. so -15 would change to +15

OpenStudy (turingtest):

@rcb95 hartnn's answer is the correct one

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