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  • 06-12-2016
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Solve the equation. |3 − w| = −2

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jimthompson5910 jimthompson5910
  • 06-12-2016
Absolute value represents distance. Distances can't be negative. 

So it's impossible to have |3-w| be some negative value. 

Which is why [tex]|3-w| = -2[/tex] has no solutions
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karenmimi12 karenmimi12
  • 06-12-2016
the answer is 5 since there are no numbers in front you just subtract 3 from both sides leaving you with -w=-5 and a negative divided by a negative is a positive
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