For which equations below is x = - 3 a possible solution? Check all that apply.

|x| = 3

|x| = - 3

|-x| = 3

|-x| = - 3

-|x| = - 3

-|x| = 3

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Yadira Sutton

4 December, 19:27

For which equations below is x = - 3 a possible solution? Check all that apply.

|x| = 3

|x| = - 3

|-x| = 3

|-x| = - 3

-|x| = - 3

-|x| = 3

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Marie Stewart · Answer 1

|x|=3, |-x|=3, - |x|=-3. You can check each of the options one by one. First notice that the absolute value of some number can never be negative, so eliminate b, d and f. |-3|=3. | - (-3) |=|3|=3. - |3|=-3. So these three solutions are all correct answers.

For which equations below is x = - 3 a possible solution? Check all that apply.|x| = 3|x| = - 3|-x| = 3|-x| = - 3-|x| = - 3-|x| = 3

For which equations below is x = - 3 a possible solution? Check all that apply.

|x| = 3

|x| = - 3

|-x| = 3

|-x| = - 3

-|x| = - 3

-|x| = 3