How do you solve |x-1| = -4?

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How do you solve |x-1| = -4?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-16T13:55:59

There is no real number solution to the problem for #x#. The absolute value function always converts a positive or negative number into it's positive form. Therefore the absolute value of a term cannot equal -4.

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