Question

−5|x + 1| = 10

My answer is x= −3 and x = 1

Am I right?

Answer 1

|...| can never be negative

Answer 2

so, NO

Answer 3

is it 0 then?

Answer 4

if you divide both sides by -5 you get
a negative -2 on RHS
as hartnn wrote this is not possible

Answer 5

no, that means that equation has NO SOLUTION

Answer 6

oh...

Answer 7

@hartnn is correct, there is no possible solution.

Answer 8

Ok thank you! :)

Answer 9

welcome ^_^