How do you solve $|2y-7|+6=0$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-20T16:08:02

This equation has no solution. See explanation.

First step in solving such task is to move all the numbers right and leaving only the absolute value on the left side:

$|2y-7|=-6$

From the above form we can say that therea re no solutions. Left hand side is an absolute value expression, so it cannot be nagative.