Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Compound Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 272: 52

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

The given compound inequality is $\Rightarrow 2x+1\lt15$ or $3x-4\geq-1$. Solve each inequality separately. $\Rightarrow 2x+1\lt15$ or $3x-4\geq-1$. $\Rightarrow 2x\lt15-1$ or $3x\geq-1+4$. $\Rightarrow 2x\lt14$ or $3x\geq3$. $\Rightarrow x\lt7$ or $x\geq1$. First graph then take the union of the solution sets of the two inequalities. The graph is shown in the image file. We can write the compound inequality. $x\lt7$ as $(-\infty,7)$ and $x\geq1$ as $[1,\infty)$ The union is $(-\infty,7)\cup[1,\infty)=(-\infty,\infty)$.
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