Question

Medal and Fan!!!
Solve for x: |x + 2| + 16 = 14

Answer 1

help?

Answer 2

welcome to open study @Fuzzbro

Answer 3

Well... I got -4. I'm not entirely sure of my answer, though.
Do you have any multiple choice answers to pick from?

Answer 4

yes
x = −32 and x = −4
x = −4 and x = 0
x = 0 and x = 28
No solution

Answer 5

I looked at another thread of this equation, some said -4 and some said it has no solution.

Answer 6

oh

Answer 7

Ergh, when I did the math, I got 0 and -4. But @Fuzzbro is right. I looked around and saw a few others had said no solution could be an answer as well.

Answer 8

thanks though

Answer 9

You're welcome... Now I'm actually pretty curious as to what the answer is! This is a very... odd question. To say the least.

Answer 10

subtract 16 on both sides
|x+2|=14-16
|x+2|=-2

think...what kinds of numbers will | | output?

Answer 11

positive

Answer 12

| |=positive or zero
but here we have | |=-2

Answer 13

-2 is a negative number

Answer 14

which is neither positive or zero

Answer 15

ok

Answer 16

there is no number you can take the absolute value of that will give you -2

Answer 17

sooo no solution?

Answer 18

right

Answer 19

Thanks!