Answer
$(-\infty, 12)$
union
Work Step by Step
The set of elements in $(-\infty, 9)$ or $(-\infty, 12)$ or in both sets is $(-\infty, 12)$. This represents the $\textit{union}$ of these intervals.
$$(-\infty,9)\cup(-\infty,12)=(-\infty,12).$$
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