Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Compound Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 272: 21

Answer

$\varnothing$. The graph is shown below.

Work Step by Step

The given compound inequality is $4(1-x)\lt-6$ and $\frac{x-7}{5}\leq -2$. Solve each inequality separately. $\Rightarrow 4(1-x)\lt-6$ and $\frac{x-7}{5}\leq -2$. $\Rightarrow 4-4x\lt-6$ and $x-7\leq -10$. $\Rightarrow 4\lt-6+4x$ and $x\leq -10+7$. $\Rightarrow 4+6\lt4x$ and $x\leq -3$. $\Rightarrow 10\lt4x$ and $x\leq -3$. $\Rightarrow \frac{10}{4}\lt x$ and $x\leq -3$. $\Rightarrow \frac{5}{2}\lt x$ and $x\leq -3$. 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. $\frac{5}{2}\lt x$ as $(\frac{5}{2},\infty)$ and $x\leq-3$ as $(-\infty,-3]$ The intersection is $(-\infty,-3]\cap(\frac{5}{2},\infty)=\varnothing$.
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