Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Compound Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 272: 24

Answer

$(-\infty,-3]$. The graph is shown below.

Work Step by Step

The given compound inequality is $2x+1\gt 4x-3$ and $x-1\geq 3x+5$. Solve each inequality separately. $\Rightarrow 2x+1\gt 4x-3$ and $x-1\geq 3x+5$. $\Rightarrow 2x+1+3\gt 4x$ and $x-1-5\geq 3x$. $\Rightarrow 2x+4\gt 4x$ and $x-6\geq 3x$. $\Rightarrow 4\gt 4x-2x$ and $-6\geq 3x-x$. $\Rightarrow 4\gt 2x$ and $-6\geq 2x$. $\Rightarrow 2\gt x$ and $-3\geq x$. 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. $2\gt x$ as $(-\infty,2)$ and $-3\geq x$ as $(-\infty,-3]$ The intersection is $(-\infty,2)\cap(-\infty,-3]=(-\infty,-3]$.
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