Question

Which of the solution sets is all real numbers?


|x| < -1
|x| = -1
|x| > -1

Answer 1

@cantthink96

Answer 2

Any ideas @Cweezie23 ? you need a good idea to get a good answer :)

Answer 3

This is definitely different.

Answer 4

not a clue @skull

Answer 5

What is the definition of the absolute value of a number?

Answer 6

the absolute value of a number is the distance the number is from zero

Answer 7

Yes, can "distance" ever be negative?

Answer 8

yes i belive

Answer 9

Unfortunately you cant be negative inches feet centimeters or anything away from something.

Answer 10

Explain your belief @Cweezie23

Answer 11

oh yah true duh sorry im stupid lol

Answer 12

if you walk behind something, you are still a positive distance

Answer 13

yah true @cantthink96

Answer 14

So, by definition, |x| must be a positive number, correct?

Answer 15

correct

Answer 16

So we can replace |x| with "positive" in

|x| < -1 or positive < -1

|x| = -1 or positive = -1

|x| > -1 or positive > -1

Answer 17

so is it #2

Answer 18

Nope.

Answer 19

Is -1 positive?

Answer 20

no

Answer 21

Then that statement is false.

Answer 22

so the answer would be the one greatter than -1

Answer 23

which i thinkk is |x| > -1

Answer 24

@MathLegend help..am i even close to right

Answer 25

You are correct... any and all positive numbers are greater than a negative one... right? :)

Answer 26

yes

Answer 27

Hey mathlegend, you're everywhere.

Answer 28

Thanks for trying to understand :)