document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165210>Question 165210</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How exactly do I solve a compound inequality such as -3<x+2<7? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #121767 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=121767\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%3Cx%2B2%3C7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%3Cx%2B2%3C7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given compound inequality.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3-2%3Cx%3C7-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3-2%3Cx%3C7-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from ALL sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%3Cx%3C7-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%3Cx%3C7-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%3Cx%3C5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%3Cx%3C5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%3Cx%3C5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%3Cx%3C5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer in interval notation is   <font size=\"8\">(</font><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \bf{-5,5}\"><font size=\"8\">)</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer in set-builder notation is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left\{x\|-5 < x < 5\right\}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's the graph of the solution set\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28500%2C80%2C-10%2C+10%2C-10%2C+10%2C%0D%0Anumber_line%28+500%2C+-10%2C+10+%29%2C%0D%0A%0D%0Ablue%28line%28-5%2C0%2C5%2C0%29%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28line%28-5%2C0.30%2C5%2C0.30%29%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28line%28-5%2C0.15%2C5%2C0.15%29%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28line%28-5%2C-0.15%2C5%2C-0.15%29%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28line%28-5%2C-0.30%2C5%2C-0.30%29%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-5%2C0%2C0.25%29%2Ccircle%28-5%2C0%2C0.20%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%285%2C0%2C0.25%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%285%2C0%2C0.20%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Graph of the solution set\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is an <b>open</b> circle at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that we're excluding this value from the solution set\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, there is an <b>open</b> circle at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that we're excluding this value from the solution set. </SPAN>\n" );
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