Question

9. Your friend says that the absolute value equation 13x + 81 - 9 = -5 has no solution because the constant

on the right side of the equation is negative. Is your friend correct? Explain.

Answer 1

no he is not correct beacuse this equation has a solution.

Explanation:

`13x + 81 - 9 = - 5 \\ 13x + 72 = - 5 \\ 13x = - 5 - 72 \\ 13x = - 77 \\ x = (77)/(13) \\ x = 5.92`