A dog has dug holes in diagonally-opposite corners of a rectangular yard. One length of the yard is 8 meters and the distance be
tween the two holes is 17 meters. How wide is the yard?
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Absolute value cannot be less than 0
Solve Absolute Value.<span><span>|<span>x−5</span>|</span>=<span>−1</span></span>No solutions.
<span>|<span><span>−6</span>−<span>2x</span></span>|</span>=8
<span>x=<span>−<span><span>7<span> or </span></span>x</span></span></span>=<span>1
</span>
<span>|<span><span>5x</span>+10</span>|</span>=10
<span>x=<span><span>0<span> or </span></span>x</span></span>=<span>−4</span>
<span>|<span><span>−<span>6x</span></span>+3</span>|</span>=<span>0
</span>
So your answer is D) |–6x + 3| = 0
Solve Absolute Value.<span><span>|<span>x−5</span>|</span>=<span>−1</span></span>No solutions.
<span>|<span><span>−6</span>−<span>2x</span></span>|</span>=8
<span>x=<span>−<span><span>7<span> or </span></span>x</span></span></span>=<span>1
</span>
<span>|<span><span>5x</span>+10</span>|</span>=10
<span>x=<span><span>0<span> or </span></span>x</span></span>=<span>−4</span>
<span>|<span><span>−<span>6x</span></span>+3</span>|</span>=<span>0
</span>
So your answer is D) |–6x + 3| = 0