document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42790>Question 42790</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need an answer tonight for homework. It's a combination absolute value inequality problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 > -2&#9474; x - 7&#9474;+8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27876 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=27876\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We isolate the absolute value first...so from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 > -2&#9474; x - 7&#9474; + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4 > -2 |x - 7|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 < |x - 7| or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|x - 7| > 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we break it up into two separate inequalities<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 7 > 2 and x - 7 < -2 and solve them both to get us<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x > 9 or x < 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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