SOLUTION: Explain why the following expression is false: |x| < -4

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Question 883745: Explain why the following expression is false: |x| < -4
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Absolute value represents distance. Specifically the distance a number is from 0 on a number line.

So |x| is NEVER negative because you can't have negative distance. It makes no sense.

That means |x| is either 0 or positive. In other words, abs%28x%29%3E=0. So saying |x| < -4 is impossible and it's always false for any x value you pick.