Question 3 • (OC27) MATH COLL ALGEBRA-1200710-S1-Degele-VOL7006P
An absolute value is always greater than or equal to 0, so it cannot equal −8. Therefore, |5 − 3x| = −8 has no solution, making choice C correct. The other equations can be solved because their right sides are nonnegative.
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