document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883745>Question 883745</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain why the following expression is false: |x| < -4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533739 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=533739\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Absolute value represents distance. Specifically the distance a number is from 0 on a number line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So |x| is NEVER negative because you can't have negative distance. It makes no sense.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That means |x| is either 0 or positive. In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x%29%3E=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x%29%3E=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So saying |x| < -4 is impossible and it's always false for any x value you pick.  </SPAN>\n" );
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