SOLUTION: |5b+9|+16=2
when I tried solving, i got 2 answers (b=-23/5, 1) but when i checked the answer it didnt work out
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Question 94439: |5b+9|+16=2
when I tried solving, i got 2 answers (b=-23/5, 1) but when i checked the answer it didnt work out
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Subtract 16 from both sides
Since it is not possible to take the absolute value of a number and get a negative result (i.e. will always be greater than zero), so there are no solutions
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
|5b+9|+16=2
|5b+9| = -14
This is a contradiction; absolute values are never negative.
These is no solution for your problem.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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