If the question is "What are the values of x that satisfy the equation |x-4|+4=0?" and you're supposed to get two answers for these type of problems but since you can't make 0 negative, I just got x=0, would it be no solution? or x=0? did i even do it right?
2006-11-29 15:33:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Do not write x = 0 because think about it
if x = 0, then that would mean that |0+4| + 4 = 0
that means 8 = 0... is that true? NO!
Since it is imposible for |x - 4| to equal -4 (since absolute value is ALWAYS possitive or 0) there is no solution =)
2006-11-29 15:52:01 · answer #1 · answered by fisheaterskid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If x-4 is an absolute value then the equation cant be solved. Now if they are supposed to be in parenthesis then x has to be 0. X will have to be Zero. There is no other answer. Its just asking what values could satisfy the equation. If there were supposed to be three answers then you would need to write them down. Now there is only one answer to this problem.
2006-11-29 15:43:17 · answer #2 · answered by Viper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's no solution, because you would end up with |x|=-4, and an absolute value can't come out negative unless there's a negative sign in front of it. So it's no solution, not x=0.
2006-11-29 15:55:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are correct that |x-4| can not equal -4.
There are no solutions. This is very different than saying x=0.
2006-11-29 15:38:45 · answer #4 · answered by fcas80 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No matter what x is, |x-4| is greater than or equal to zero, so there is no solution to this problem.
2006-11-29 15:37:57 · answer #5 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x isnt 0, its no solutions and thats the only solution.
2006-11-29 15:36:07 · answer #6 · answered by julia k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absoulute values are always greater then or = to 0 so the answer is no slolutions
2006-11-29 20:52:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋