SOLUTION: 2|3x-4|-3|2x+1|<7 No decimals please.

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Question 1193296: 2|3x-4|-3|2x+1|<7
No decimals please.

Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The behavior of the absolute value function changes at the two points where the absolute value expressions are equal to 0.

3x-4=0 --> x=4/3
2x+1=0 --> x=-1/2

Those two values of x divide the domain into three intervals: x less than -1/2, x between -1/2 and 4/3, and x greater than 4/3. Look for solutions in each of those intervals.

(1) x less than -1/2....

On this interval, and





That inequality is clearly never true; so there are no solutions in this interval.

(2) x between -1/2 and 4/3....

On this interval, and







x=-1/6 is in this interval, so part of the solution set is x between -1/6 and x=4/3

(3) x greater than 4/3....

On this interval, and





That inequality is always true, so the entire interval x greater than 4/3 is part of the solution set.

ANSWER: The solution set is (-1/6,infinity)

A graph confirms that answer:



The value of the absolute value function (red) is less than 7 (green) everywhere to the right of x=-1/6.


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