SOLUTION: Please help me solve this: Solve the absolute equation if Possible if no solution explain why? |5x+13|= -7

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Question 1116252: Please help me solve this: Solve the absolute equation if Possible if no solution explain why?
|5x+13|= -7
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There is no solution. The left hand side must be greater than or equal to zero, while the right hand side is a negative number.