document.write( "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. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #528423 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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-|6-9a|=16 is the same as |6-9a| = -16 after you multiply both sides by -1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Absolute value represents distance the number is from 0. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Distance can never be negative because negative distance makes no sense.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That means |6-9a| = -16 makes no sense. The expression |6-9a| is NEVER negative.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "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. \n" ); document.write( "
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