SOLUTION: I require assistance solving this absolute value equation: 12=-4|k|

SOLUTION: I require assistance solving this absolute value equation: 12=-4|k|

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Question 174537: I require assistance solving this absolute value equation:
12=-4|k|
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Divide both sides by -4, and you get
|k| = -3

There is no real solution, since the absolute value of a number cannot equal a negative.

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