SOLUTION: I do not know how to solve a negative absolute value equation and am looking for help on this such equation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -|6-9a|=16

Question 875821: I do not know how to solve a negative absolute value equation and am looking for help on this such equation. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-|6-9a|=16
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-|6-9a|=16 is the same as |6-9a| = -16 after you multiply both sides by -1

Absolute value represents distance the number is from 0.

Distance can never be negative because negative distance makes no sense.

That means |6-9a| = -16 makes no sense. The expression |6-9a| is NEVER negative.

So the equation |6-9a| = -16 has NO solutions.

Consequently, -|6-9a|=16 has NO solutions. No matter what you plug in for 'a', you will never be able to make that equation true.
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