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|x+5|+20=4 Needs to show work on how you came up with the answer.

User Mackstann
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Answer:

No solution

Explanation:

So we have the equation:


|x+5|+20=4

First, subtract 20 from both sides:


|x+5|=-16

Now, we can stop. Recall that absolute value will always always give a positive answer.

Since this equals -16, this means that there is no solution.

And we're done!

User Lrepolho
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