Answer
The equation has no solution because an absolute value cannot be negative.
Work Step by Step
|3x|+8=5⟶ subtract 8 from each side
|3x|+8−8=5−8⟶ subtract
|3x|=−3
The equation has no solution because an absolute value cannot be negative.
Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)
by Charles, Randall I.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133281140
ISBN 13:
978-0-13328-114-9
Chapter 3 - Solving Inequalities - 3-7 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities - Lesson Check - Page 210: 7
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