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OpenStudy (anonymous):

math help!! question posted below

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Do the first step of subtracting 8 from both sides. What do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\left| 2x+3\right|=-3\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@mathstudent55

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Hoa

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@electrokid

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Correct. Now ask yourself, can the absolute value of anything be a negative number?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

So what's the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

positive 3??? i dont understand

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

There is no way that an absolute value can turn out to be a negative number, so there is no value of x that will make this equation true. That means there is no solution.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh okay

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