Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Compound Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 272: 49

Answer

$(-\infty,1]\cup[3,\infty)$. The graph is shown below.

Work Step by Step

The given compound inequality is $\Rightarrow 3x+2\leq5$ or $5x-7\geq8$. Solve each inequality separately. $\Rightarrow 3x+2\leq5$ or $5x-7\geq8$. $\Rightarrow 3x\leq5-2$ or $5x\geq8+7$. $\Rightarrow 3x\leq3$ or $5x\geq15$. $\Rightarrow x\leq1$ or $x\geq3$. 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. $x\leq1$ as $(-\infty,1]$ and $x\geq3$ as $[3,\infty)$ The union is $(-\infty,1]\cup[3,\infty)$.
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