SOLUTION: 7|x+2|+5>4 This creates a negative value and I came out with -2.14. I thought you couldn't have a negative value on the right side of the inequality with an absolute value on the

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: 7|x+2|+5>4 This creates a negative value and I came out with -2.14. I thought you couldn't have a negative value on the right side of the inequality with an absolute value on the right side?
Thank you so much! This question is from textbook College Algebra

Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you are correct: if we plot the graph of 7|x+2|+5, you will see that:

which has a minimum at +5... so this will always be greater than +4. So the answer is "any value of x is acceptable"

jon.

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