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Solve these equations. Show solutions on a number line.

|x+26| = -5

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User Shahidul
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Answer:

no solutions

Explanation:

|x+26| = -5

This has no solutions

Absolute value means positive and so the left side must be zero or greater

The right side is negative

This is never true, so there are no solutions

User Ihsan Kocak
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