document.write( "Question 335907: What is the answers to this absolute value equation, it is asking for two answers?\r
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document.write( " 2|4x-5|-2=-4\r
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document.write( "I kept trying to work out the problem but all i got was negitive numbers, and none of the answers have negitives in them.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #240894 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2|4x-5|-2=-4 \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( "Add 2 to both sides: \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "2|4x-5| = -2 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 2: \n" ); document.write( "|4x-5| = -1 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "There are NO answers because absolute \n" ); document.write( "value cannot be negative. \n" ); document.write( "=============================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |