SOLUTION: HELP PLEASE!! Give an example of an open interval and a closed interval whose union equals the interval (2,5). AND Explain why the equation |8x-3| = -2 has no solutions.

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Question 256351: HELP PLEASE!!
Give an example of an open interval and a closed interval whose union equals the interval (2,5). AND
Explain why the equation |8x-3| = -2 has no solutions.

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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Explain why the equation |8x-3| = -2 has no solutions.
An absolute number cannot be a negative.