document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=140599>Question 140599</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve and graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 9 >_ -15 or 3x + 1 >_ -8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution is  ??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Help me with this of course the <_ is supposed to be over each other. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The graph's are number lines and are supposed to have either a ( or a [ on the one end and i have no idea how to do these the right way can someone hlp. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 9 >_ -15 or 3x + 1 >_ -8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x >=-24  or 3x >= -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x >=-8    or x >= -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment: Since you have an \"or\" between the inequality statements<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I assume you want the union of the solution sets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would be [-8,+inf)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will have to graph the separate solutions and form the union.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a number line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put a dark circle at x = -3 and at x=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a ray extending from -8 to the right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a ray extending from -3 to the right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The union is a ray extending from -8 to the right.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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