Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter P - Section P.9 - Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 140: 130

Answer

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Work Step by Step

By definition, $|x|\geq 0$ for all real numbers. This means that $|x|\lt -4$, which is less than zero, is not possible. Thus, there is no solution to the inequality.
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