SOLUTION: What is the answer to |5x+9|+6=1-> {{{abs(5x+9)=-5}}} The last equation has no solution because the absolute value is always positive.

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Question 710487: What is the answer to |5x+9|+6=1-> abs%285x%2B9%29=-5 The last equation has no solution because the absolute value is always positive.
Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
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By the abs. value definition we have to equations:
1. abs%285x%2B9%29=5x%2B9 if 5x%2B9%3E0
The solution is 5x%2B9%2B6=1 and the root is x=-14%2F5
2. abs%285x%2B9%29=-5x-9 if 5x%2B9%3C0
The solution is -5x-9%2B6=1 and the root is x=-4%2F5