How do you solve $8 | x + 6 | = - 48$ $8|x+6|=-48$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2014-11-04T15:27:09

$8 | x + 6 | = - 48$ $8|x+6|=-48$

by dividing by 8,

$| x + 6 | = - 6$ $|x+6|=-6$

Since $| x + 6 |$ $|x+6|$ is never negative, it cannot be equal to $- 6$ $-6$ , the equation has no solution.

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How do you solve 8|x+6|=−488|x+6|=-48?