Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Compound Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 272: 19

Answer

$(2,5)$. The graph is shown below.

Work Step by Step

The given compound inequality is $2x\gt5x-15$ and $7x\gt2x+10$. Solve each inequality separately. $\Rightarrow 2x\gt5x-15$ and $7x\gt2x+10$. $\Rightarrow 2x+15\gt5x$ and $7x-2x\gt10$. $\Rightarrow 15\gt5x-2x$ and $5x\gt10$. $\Rightarrow 15\gt3x$ and $5x\gt10$. $\Rightarrow 5\gt x$ and $x\gt2$. First graph then take the intersection of the solution sets of the two inequalities. The graph is shown in the image file. We can write the compound inequality. $5\gt x$ as $(-\infty,5)$ and $x\gt2$ as $(2,\infty)$ The intersection is $(-\infty,5)\cap(2,\infty)=(2,5)$.
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