SOLUTION: The equation is: absolute value of a = -13. Is the correct answer: a=13, -13?

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Question 341983: The equation is: absolute value of a = -13. Is the correct answer: a=13, -13?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since abs%28a%29 is ALWAYS positive, this means that abs%28a%29=-13 is NOT possible. So there are no solutions.


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