document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=647674>Question 647674</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Professor I'm doing solving absolute value equations. And I know u have to do the property of a negative to the other problem but this problem already has a negative.  I hope I make sense. The equation is: /5x-2/ = -7 ...since 7 is a negative,  after solving this my answer should be just (-1) correct?  Thank you!  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This has no solution because an absolute value is NEVER equal to \r\n" );
document.write( "a negative number.\r\n" );
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