Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter P - Section P.9 - Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 138: 91

Answer

$(-\infty,-6]\cup[24,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

$4+|3-\displaystyle \frac{x}{3}|\geq 9$ $\qquad $... $/-4$ $|3-\displaystyle \frac{x}{3}|\geq 5 \qquad $... $/\times 3$ $|9-x|\geq 15$ ... $|a-b|=|b-a|$ $|x-9|\geq 15$ ... $|u| \geq c $ is equivalent to ($ u\leq -c $) or ($ u\geq c $) $ \begin{array}{lllll} x-9\leq-15 & /+9 & ...or... & x-9\geq 15 & /+9\\ x\leq-6 & & & x \geq 24 & \\ x\in(-\infty,-6] & & or & x\in[24,\infty) & \\ & & & & \end{array} $ Solution set: $(-\infty,-6]\cup[24,\infty)$
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