Question

Josefina started to solve for x in the equation

Answer 1

$\text{Josefina started to solve for x in the equation}$

$3.5 = 1.9-0.8|2x- 0.6|$

$\text{using the steps below:}$

$3.5 = 1.9-0.8|2x-0.6|$

$1.6 = -0.8|2x-0.6|$

$-2 = |2x-0.6|$

$\text{Josefina stop at Step 3 because on the right side we have mod. }\\ \text{and this mod returns only positive values}$

$\text{But on the left hand side , we have negative value.}\\ \text{Hence False, it mean no solution exists}$

Answer 2

Answer: Absolute values cannot be equal to negative values.

There were no viable solutions.

Absolute values represent distances from values, which cannot be negative.

Step-by-step explanation: just did it