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The equation is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=6858c3ba245125f47a10ec7d11cb7d11.png\")
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First rewrite the above equation in the form ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=76b4bf3772cd27684c3aaa07ea68c0b1.png\")
where ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=36ef8951fedb6f9f8631bb22b6ec07b0.png\")
and it is equivalent to the statement ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=7594aa3f29e8ae93b2e25cf6ddb89a43.png\")
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Subtract 5 from each side.
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The absolute value of a number is never negative. So, there are no solutions.![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The equation has no solutions.