Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Compound Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 272: 54

Answer

$(-\infty,8]$. The graph is shown below.

Work Step by Step

The given compound inequality is $\Rightarrow 16-3x\geq-8$ or $13-x\gt4x+3$. Solve each inequality separately. $\Rightarrow 16-3x\geq-8$ or $13-x\gt4x+3$. $\Rightarrow 16\geq-8+3x$ or $13\gt4x+3+x$. $\Rightarrow 16+8\geq3x$ or $13-3\gt5x$. $\Rightarrow 24\geq3x$ or $10\gt5x$. $\Rightarrow 8\geq x$ 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. $8\geq x$ as $(-\infty,8]$ and $2\gt x$ as $(-\infty,2)$ The union is $(-\infty,8]\cup(-\infty,2)=(-\infty,8]$.
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