SOLUTION: what is the answer to this equation: -12|9x+1|=144

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Question 338368: what is the answer to this equation: -12|9x+1|=144
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-12%2Aabs%289x%2B1%29=144 Start with the given equation


abs%289x%2B1%29=-12 Divide both sides by -12



Since the expression abs%289x%2B1%29=-12 is never true (note: remember, the absolute value of any number is always positive), there are no solutions to abs%289x%2B1%29=-12



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