Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter P - Section P.9 - Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 138: 95

Answer

$(-\infty,-10]\cup[2,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

"$ y $ is at most $4$" $\qquad $ is written as $\quad y\leq 4.$ Substituing the expression for y, $ 7-|\displaystyle \frac{x}{2}+2|\leq 4\qquad $ ... add $(-7)$ $-|\displaystyle \frac{x}{2}+2|\leq-3\qquad $ ... multiply with $(-2)$ $... \times (negative)$ changes direction $|x+4|\geq 6$ ... $|u| \geq c $ is equivalent to ($ u\leq -c $) or ($ u\geq c $) $ \begin{array}{lllll} x+4\leq-6 & /-4 & ...or... & x+4\geq 6 & /-4\\ x\leq-10 & & & x \geq 2 & \\ x\in(-\infty,-10] & & or & x\in[2,\infty) & \\ & & & & \end{array} $ Solution set: $(-\infty,-10]\cup[2,\infty)$
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