document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=31948>Question 31948</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534373526/algebrahomeworkh>College Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #18507 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=18507\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you are correct: if we plot the graph of 7|x+2|+5, you will see that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which has a minimum at +5... so this will always be greater than +4. So the answer is \"any value of x is acceptable\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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