Answer:
no solution
Step-by-step explanation:
We can think of an absolute value as the magnitude of the number. We can also define it as how far the number is from 0 on the number line. Thus, absolute value must always be positive (or 0).
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Start by adding 1 to both sides:
Multiply both sides by 2:
The absolute value of a number is always positive (with the exception of 0), therefore there is no solution.
<h3>Additional Comments</h3>
Notice we can only add/multiply (or subtract/divide) an equation because of the Addition/Subtraction/Multiplication/Division Property of Equality which state that if you add/subtract/multiply/divide one side of the equation by a certain value, you must do the same to the other side of the equation.
Here's the steps (if you know how just do this equation as if it was a literal equation)
For a better understanding of the solution provided here please find the diagram in the file that has been attached. As shown in the diagram, the sea level is taken as the "zero level" thus making 35 feet below sea level as -35 and making 2 feet above (or in the air) as +2 (or simply 2).
The fish was at P1 (35 feet below sea level or, -35) to start with and jumped to P2 (2 feet above sea level, or 2), so the total distance travelled by the fish is the distance between the positions of P1 and P2 which can be shown as:
feet.
Therefore, the fish travelled a total of 37 feet from it's previous position which was 35 feet below the sea level.