Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Appendices - Section A.1 - Real Numbers and the Real Line - Exercises A.1 - Page AP-6: 5

Answer

$x\displaystyle \leq-\frac{1}{3}$

Work Step by Step

Apply rules from the table "Rules for Inequalities" $2x-\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\geq 7x+\frac{7}{6}\quad $ ... multiply with LCD=6, (apply rule 3) $12x-3\geq 42x+7\quad $... add $-12x-7$ (rules 1 and 2) $-3-7\geq 42x-12x$ $-10\geq 30x\quad $.... multiply with $ c=\displaystyle \frac{1}{30}\quad$ (positive, rule 3) $-\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\geq x$ $x\displaystyle \leq-\frac{1}{3}$ This inequality describes a closed interval, $x\displaystyle \in(-\infty,-\frac{1}{3}]$ See table "Types of intervals."
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