document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=336211>Question 336211</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please solve this inequality and write the solutions as a compound inequality: |x-10|-9<-1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x-10%29-9%3C-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x-10%29-9%3C-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x-10%29%3C8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x-10%29%3C8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 9 to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Break up the absolute value (remember, if you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28x%29%3C+a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28x%29%3C+a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3E+-a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3E+-a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3C+a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3C+a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-10+%3E+-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-10+%3E+-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-10+%3C+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-10+%3C+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the absolute value inequality using the given rule\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8+%3C+x-10+%3C+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8+%3C+x-10+%3C+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the two inequalities to get a compound inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2+%3C+x+%3C+18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2+%3C+x+%3C+18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 10 to  all sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which looks like this in interval notation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you wanted to graph the solution set, you would get\r<BR>\n" );
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