Answer
No solution
Work Step by Step
The left side of the given expression, $
\sqrt{2x-5}=-4
,$ is a nonnegative number for any real value of $x$. This will never be equal to the negative number on the right. Hence, there is no solution.
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 9 - Roots and Radicals - Chapter 9 Test - Page 431: 23
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