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Algebra Difficulty 2.1 Junior Find the answer

Which of the following equations does NOT have a solution?

Pick one

Solution

3x+5=0|-3x|+5=0 has no solution because absolute values only output nonnegative numbers.
Further:
(x+7)2=0(x+7)^2 = 0 is true for x=7x = -7
x2=0\sqrt{-x}-2=0 is true for x=4x = -4
x8=0\sqrt{x}-8=0 is true for x=64x = 64
3x4=0|-3x|-4=0 is true for x=43,43x = \frac{4}{3}, -\frac{4}{3}
Therefore, the answer is (B)\boxed{\mathrm{(B)}}.

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