SOLUTION: Absolute Value Equations -3[y]+4=17 -3y+4=17 -3y=13 y=(13/3) Is this correct?

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Question 184136: Absolute Value Equations
-3[y]+4=17
-3y+4=17
-3y=13
y=(13/3)
Is this correct?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

-3%2Aabs%28y%29%2B4=17 Start with the given equation


-3%2Aabs%28y%29=13 Subtract 4 from both sides.


abs%28y%29=-13%2F3 Divide both sides by -3



Since the equation abs%28y%29=-13%2F3 is NEVER true (note: remember, the absolute value of any number is always positive), there are no solutions.