Solve for x -|3x+5|=4

$- | 3 x + 5 | = 4$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- | 3 x + 5 | = 4$ by $- 1$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- | 3 x + 5 | = 4$ by $- 1$ .

$\frac{- | 3 x + 5 |}{- 1} = \frac{4}{- 1}$

Simplify the left side.

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$\frac{| 3 x + 5 |}{1} = \frac{4}{- 1}$

Divide $| 3 x + 5 |$ by $1$ .

$| 3 x + 5 | = \frac{4}{- 1}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $4$ by $- 1$ .

$| 3 x + 5 | = - 4$

Step 2

There is no value of $x$ that makes the equation be true since an absolute value can never be negative.

No solution