Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Compound Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 272: 53

Answer

$(-\infty,2)$. The graph is shown below.

Work Step by Step

The given compound inequality is $\Rightarrow -2x+5\gt7$ or $-3x+10\gt2x$. Solve each inequality separately. $\Rightarrow -2x+5\gt7$ or $-3x+10\gt2x$. $\Rightarrow 5\gt7+2x$ or $10\gt2x+3x$. $\Rightarrow 5-7\gt2x$ or $10\gt5x$. $\Rightarrow -2\gt2x$ or $2\gt x$. $\Rightarrow -1\gt x$ or $2\gt x$. 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. $-1\gt x$ as $(-\infty,-1)$ and $2\gt x$ as $(-\infty,2)$ The union is $(-\infty,-1)\cup(-\infty,2)=(-\infty,2)$.
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