document.write( "Question 409691: EXPLAIN WHY THERE IS NO NUMBER THAT CAN REPLACE N TO MAKE THE EQUATION N = -1 TRUE? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #288348 by richard1234(7193)\"\" \"About 
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If N = -1 then -1 = -1, true.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you're referring to absolute value, since \"abs%28N%29+%3E=+0\" for all N (as absolute value refers to a magnitude, or distance), then there is no N that satisfies \"abs%28N%29+=+-1\".
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