Question

| 5x + 13| = -7

Answer 1

No solutions. (Absolute value cannot be less than 0.)

Answer 2

The |x| signs will make x a positive.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Can you understand this question:
If x=-1 in the function |x| then what is x equal to.

Answer 5

i want to thank you for helping me with this.

Answer 6

i do not understand that question at all, confluxepic

Answer 7

5x+13 may be positive, zero, or negative.

Answer 8

5x +13 = -7 5x = 20 x = 4

or -5 x - 13= -7 -5 x = 6 x = -6/5

Answer 9

You have to solve it two ways. @faith.cooke1

Answer 10

5x+13=-7 and -(5x+13)=-7.

Answer 11

okay.... both negative and positive.

Answer 12

Yes.

Answer 13

5x+13=-7
What is the first thing to do.

Answer 14

By the way. The solutions we get are false since the whole function is false.

Answer 15

The absolute value on one side can never equal -7.

Answer 16

you subtract 13 from -7. it will look like this, -7-13
and so what you are saying is that there is no solution?
or there is?

Answer 17

\[|5x+13|\neq-7\]

Answer 18

okay. i get it but am i right when i said you subtract 13 from -7 cause you have to bring the 13 on the other side of the equal sign and you cant add 13 and 5x.
right?

Answer 19

Yes. We can get solutions that way but if we substitute it back in it will be false.

Answer 20

okay. so what is my answer here? its false cause the absolute value cant be less than 0? or its false because there is no substitution?

Answer 21

Its false because the absolute value cannot be negative.

Answer 22

okay. thank you. if i need any more help, could i come to you?

Answer 23

okay thank you though for your time :)

Answer 24

You're welcome.