Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Double-Angle, Power-Reducing, and Half-Angle Formulas - Exercise Set - Page 683: 115

Answer

The solution set is $\left\{ x|x\ge -5 \right\}$.

Work Step by Step

So, the inequality can be solved as follows: $\begin{align} & \frac{2x-3}{8}\le \frac{3x}{8}+\frac{1}{4} \\ & \frac{2x-3}{8}\le \frac{3x}{8}+\frac{2}{8}\text{ Make the denominator the same on both sides} \\ & \left( \frac{2x-3}{8} \right)\times 8\le \frac{3x}{8}\times 8+\frac{2}{8}\text{ }\times \text{8 Multiply both sides by 8} \\ & 2x-3\le 3x+2\text{ } \\ & 2x-3+3\le 3x+2+3\text{ Add 3 on both sides } \\ & 2x\le 3x+5\text{ } \\ & 2x-3x\le 3x+5-3x\text{ Subtract 3}x\text{ from both sides } \\ & -x\le 5\text{ } \end{align}$ Therefore, the solution of the inequality is $\begin{align} & -x\le 5 \\ & x\ge -5 \end{align}$
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