Question

Quick question just for clarification:

|-11| = -11?

Answer 1

Nope.
Absolute value = distance


distance can never be negative

Answer 2

Ok so in the situation |2x+3| = x -5, the answer would be no solution correct?

Answer 3

why

Answer 4

I ended up with the answers |-13| = -13 and |13/3| = -13/3

Answer 5

and the two answer choices i'm debating is {-8, 2/3} or No solution

Answer 6

then maybe you're right.

no solutions.

Answer 7

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=solve+%7C2x%2B3%7C+%3D+x+-5&dataset=

Answer 8

Gracias!

Answer 9

gracias :)