SOLUTION: For what value of x is this inequality |x – 6|< - 8 true? Why?

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Question 797623: For what value of x is this inequality |x – 6|< - 8 true? Why?
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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for no value of x...
|x – 6|< - 8
has no solution because an absolute value of a real valued expression can never (by definition) be negative. Therefore it can never be less than -8