document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=312490>Question 312490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you solve following inequality?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|2x-3|>5  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #223400 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=223400\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, I would recognize that since this is an ABSOLUTE VALUE problem that ais GREATER THAN a positive number, this is an EXTREMES problem.  It has two categories of solutions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First solutions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3 > 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x >8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x>4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second solutions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3 < -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x <-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x<-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In interval notation, this would be (-inf, -1) U (4, inf).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired </SPAN>\n" );
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