Question
Solve the equation.
|3x|=-1
|3x|=-1
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The equation \( |3x| = -1 \) involves an absolute value.
By definition, the absolute value of a number is always non-negative (i.e., it is either zero or positive). Therefore, \( |3x| \) can never equal a negative number like \(-1\).
Thus, there are no solutions to the equation \( |3x| = -1 \).
By definition, the absolute value of a number is always non-negative (i.e., it is either zero or positive). Therefore, \( |3x| \) can never equal a negative number like \(-1\).
Thus, there are no solutions to the equation \( |3x| = -1 \).