Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter P - Section P.9 - Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 138: 89

Answer

$(-\displaystyle \infty,-\frac{75}{14})\cup(\frac{87}{14},\infty)$

Work Step by Step

Rewrite as $|-2x+\displaystyle \frac{6}{7}|+\frac{3}{7} \gt 12\qquad $... $/\times 7$ $ 7|-2x+\displaystyle \frac{6}{7}|+3 \gt 84\qquad $... $/-3$ $|-14x+6| \gt 81$ ... $|a-b|=|b-a|$ $|14x-6| \gt 81$ ... $|u| \gt c $ is equivalent to ($ u\lt -c $) or ($ u\gt c $) $ \begin{array}{lllll} 14x-6\lt-81 & /+6 & ...or... & 14x-6\gt 81 & /+6\\ 14x\lt-75 & & & 14x \gt 87 & \\ x\lt-75/14 & & & x \gt 87/14 & \\ x\in(-\infty,-\frac{75}{14}) & & or & x\in(\frac{87}{14},\infty) & \\ & & & & \end{array} $ Solution set: $(-\displaystyle \infty,-\frac{75}{14})\cup(\frac{87}{14},\infty)$
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