Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Compound Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 275: 107

a ) Yes b) No

a) As we are given that $|2x+3| \geq 5$ For $x=-5$ or, $|2(-5)+3| \geq 5$ or, $|-7| \geq 5$ or, $7 \geq 5$ which is true. b) As we are given that $|2x+3| \geq 5$ For $x=0$ or, $|2(0)+3| \geq 5$ or, $|3| \geq 5$ or, $3 \not\geq 5$ which is not true.