Answer
$x=-2$ makes the right side negative
Work Step by Step
It is because $x=-2$ will make the right side of equation negative, but we know that absolute value of any expression is non-negative.
Big Ideas Math - Algebra 1, A Common Core Curriculum
by Larson, Ron; Boswell, Laurie
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Big Ideas Learning LLC
ISBN 10:
978-1-60840-838-2
ISBN 13:
978-1-60840-838-2
Chapter 1 - Solving Linear Equations - Chapter Test - Page 47: 15
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