If we assume x and b are real numbers:
|x| = √(x²)
So:
√(x²) = b
Where b<0
x will be always positive, because every number squared is positive
So, the left hand side of the equation will be positive. And since the right hand side of the equation will be always negative, because they tell us that b<0, we can conclude that it is absurd:
√(x²) ≠ b
Therefore, no solutions exist
The answer is Zero
