Solve absolute value inequality and graph solution set. 1>1/2|6-x|-3/4 1 3 1 > ---|6 - x| - --- 2 4 Write the 1 as 1/1 so every term will have a fraction: 1 1 3 --- > ---|6 - x| - --- 1 2 4 The LCD = 4 so multiply every term by 4 written as 4/1. That is put 4 ---· 1 In front of every term: 4 1 4 1 4 3 ---·--- > ---·---|6 - x| - ---·--- 1 1 1 2 1 4 Now cancel the 2 into the 4 and the 4 into the 4 2 1 4 14143 ---·--- > ---·---|6 - x| - ---·--- 1 1 12141 1 And all you have left is 4 > 2|6 - x| - 3 Isolate the term with the absolute value: Add 3 to both sides: 7 > 2|6 - x| Solve for the absolute value 7 --- > |6 - x| 2 It's easier to see if the absolute value is on the left. So we can write the above as 7 |6 - x| < --- 2 The absolute value of 6 - x will be less than 7/2 if and only if 6 - x is between -7/2 and +7/2. That is: 7 7 - --- < 6 - x < --- 2 2 Clear of fractions by multiplying all three sides by 2 -7 < 12 - 2x < 7 Add -12 to all three sides -19 < -2x < -5 Divide all three sides by -2, remembering to reverse the inequalities when dividing by a negative number. 19/2 > x > 5/2 It is easier to see this is we write this inequality smallest to largest: 5/2 < x < 19/2 2.5 < x < 9.5 The graph: --------------o===========================o--- -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 In interval notation the solution is (5/2, 19/2) Edwin