document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42791>Question 42791</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need answer to the below absolute value/inequality broblem listed below.  Thanks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "52 >= -2&#9474; u + 5&#9474;+7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27875 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=27875\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 52 &#8805; -2 |u + 5| + 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Isolate the absolute value first...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45 &#8805; -2 |u + 5|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-45/2 &#8804; |u + 5| or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|u + 5| &#8805; -45/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We need not go further, because the least the absolute value could be is zero, and that will always be more than -45/2...so the solution is all real numbers... </SPAN>\n" );
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