Answer
{$0$}; cannot be negative
Work Step by Step
Given: $|x+1|+5=3$
or, $|x+1|=3-5$
or, $|x+1|=-2$
This implies that as per the definition of absolute value the value of $x$ cannot be negative.
Hence, {$0$}; cannot be negative
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value - Exercise Set - Page 283: 21
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