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In a technical training scenario, a student is solving the absolute value equation 34x5+9=4|\frac{3}{4}x - 5| + 9 = 4. After the first step, the student isolates the absolute value to get 34x5=5|\frac{3}{4}x - 5| = -5. Based on the fundamental rules of absolute value, why does this result immediately show there is no solution?

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