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Please help! using a complete sentence, explain why the equation below has no solution. |2x+5|+6=3
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using a complete sentence, explain why the equation below has no solution.

|2x+5|+6=3

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The statement is false for any value of x because the absolute value function is always positive or 0. In this case when you work the problem, the 3 turns into a negative 3 and it can’t be a negative 3. Hope this helps!
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