SOLUTION: We r Are supposed to solve equations by providing two answers with one being absolute value. The sum given is a negative. This makes no sense to me. Please help /m-6/= -3

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Question 789471: We r
Are supposed to solve equations by providing two answers with one being absolute value. The sum given is a negative. This makes no sense to me. Please help
/m-6/= -3
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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we hav e two cases to consider here
1) m -6 = -3
m = 3
2) -(m-6) = -3
-m +6 = -3
-m = -9
m = 9