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Is there a number that it’s absolute value plus one is equal to -2?

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To solve this problem, we need to create an equation.

|x| + 1 = -2. This cannot be solved because no matter what x is equal to, it has to be greater than 0. A negative outcome is impossible.

There is no number that has an absolute value plus one that equals -2.

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