Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011
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Exercise 18 Page 231

Can the absolute value of a number be negative?

No solution.

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An absolute value measures an expression's distance from a midpoint on a number line. Since distance cannot be negative, the absolute value of a number cannot be negative.

- 3.2 = | 8p| An absolute value cannot be equal to - 3.2, so this absolute value equation has no solution.