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Solve for x |2x+1|=-13

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Answer:

no solution

Explanation:

Your question is in the form:

absval of something

= a NEGATIVE number



The absolute value is always positive. So it can never be negative.

There are no values that x can be that will make this math sentence true.

It's not really a trick question, but the course/teacher/book/program just wants you to recognize that an absolute value CANNOT be negative.

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