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How do you solve #8|x+6|=-48#?

Answer 1

Eli Assouline

#8|x+6| = -48#

through division by eight

#|x+6| equals -6#

There is no way to solve the equation because #|x+6|# can never be negative and therefore cannot equal #-6#.

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Answer 2

Eva Abramson

To solve 8|x + 6| = -48, you first isolate the absolute value expression by dividing both sides by 8. Then, you solve for the absolute value expression without the negative sign. Afterward, you check if the obtained solution(s) satisfy the original equation, as absolute value expressions can yield both positive and negative solutions.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.