Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Compound Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 272: 51

Answer

$(-\infty,\infty)$. The graph is shown below.

Work Step by Step

The given compound inequality is $\Rightarrow 4x+3\lt-1$ or $2x-3\geq-11$. Solve each inequality separately. $\Rightarrow 4x+3\lt-1$ or $2x-3\geq-11$. $\Rightarrow 4x\lt-1-3$ or $2x\geq-11+3$. $\Rightarrow 4x\lt-4$ or $2x\geq-8$. $\Rightarrow x\lt-1$ or $x\geq-4$. 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. $x\lt-1$ as $(-\infty,-1)$ and $x\geq-4$ as $[-4,\infty)$ The union is $(-\infty,-1)\cup[-4,\infty)=(-\infty,\infty)$.
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