SOLUTION: how would you solve this problem |2x - 1| => 1/8

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|2x - 1| => 1/8

Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how would you solve this problem
|2x - 1| => 1/8
solve for two conditions:
2x-1≥1/8
multiply by 8
16x-8≥1
16x≥9
x≥9/16
and
-2x+1≥1/8
-16x+8≥1
-16x≥-7
x≤7/16
..
number line
<====7/16]..........[9/16====>
solution:
(-∞,7/16] U [9/16,∞)

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