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Which equations have no solution? Check all that apply.

A. [tex]$-|x|=0$[/tex]
B. [tex]$|x|=-15$[/tex]
C. [tex]$-|x|=12$[/tex]
D. [tex]$-|-x|=9$[/tex]
E. [tex]$-|-x|=-2$[/tex]


Sagot :

Let's analyze each equation step-by-step to determine which ones have no solutions.

1. [tex]$-|x|=0$[/tex]

[tex]\[ |x| \text{ is the absolute value of } x, \text{ which is always non-negative.} \][/tex]
If [tex]$-|x|=0$[/tex], then [tex]$x$[/tex] must be [tex]$0$[/tex] because:
[tex]\[ -|0| = -0 = 0 \][/tex]
Equation [tex]\(1\)[/tex] does have a solution: [tex]\(x = 0\)[/tex].

2. [tex]$|x|=-15$[/tex]

[tex]\[ |x| \text{ represents the absolute value of } x, \text{ which is always non-negative.} \][/tex]
Thus, [tex]$|x|$[/tex] cannot be equal to a negative value. Therefore:
[tex]\[ |x| = -15 \quad \text{has no solution.} \][/tex]

3. [tex]$-|x|=12$[/tex]

[tex]\[ -|x| \text{ indicates the negation of the absolute value of } x. \][/tex]
Since [tex]$|x|$[/tex] is always non-negative, [tex]$-|x|$[/tex] is always non-positive. This means it can never be equal to a positive number:
[tex]\[ -|x| = 12 \quad \text{has no solution.} \][/tex]

4. [tex]$-|-x|=9$[/tex]

[tex]\[ |-x| \text{ is equal to } |x|, \text{ since the absolute value of a number is always positive regardless of its sign.} \][/tex]
Thus, [tex]$-|x|$[/tex] is non-positive and cannot be equal to a positive number:
[tex]\[ -|-x| = 9 \quad \text{has no solution.} \][/tex]

5. [tex]$-|-x|=-2$[/tex]

[tex]\[ -|-x| \text{ equals } -|x| \text{, which is always non-positive.} \][/tex]
Although [tex]$-|-x|$[/tex] can indeed be equal to a non-positive number, it would mean [tex]$|x| = 2$[/tex]. Thus:
\]
\quad -|-x| = -|x| = -2.
[tex]\[ \quad \text{has a solution in this case.} So, the equations that have no solution are: \[ \boxed{2, 3, 4} \][/tex]
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